KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Saturday passed a bill aimed at fortifying the medico-legal system on modern scientific principles. Additionally, the cabinet gave its endorsement to the “Sindh Immunization and Epidemic Control Act 2023,” a pivotal legislation designed to wage a formidable battle
MARRIAGE is a sacred partnership that brings individuals together. However, what is mostly overlooked in our society and culture is the fact that it is also a legal contract that governs the rights and responsibilities of both partners. In Pakistan, the nikahnama is a
The recent gas leakage at an ice factory in a residential area of Korangi has highlighted the alarming trend of commercial activities encroaching into residential neighbourhoods of Karachi. The incident affected scores of people, leaving at least two individuals hospitalised, prompting urgent
PAKISTAN has been gripped by the menace of violent extremism (VE) since 1979, and has sought to counter it primarily through kinetic means. Thousands of terrorists and extremists have been killed and captured, yet the virus of extremism continues to incubate and
EARLY last month, the federal government allocated circa Rs97 billion for ‘Education Affairs and Services’ for the financial year 2023-24; while this figure represents a modest 5.5 per cent increase over last year’s Rs91.7bn, it represents a dismal 1.7 of the GDP,
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Friday recommended equipping Sindh police with latest weaponry so that they could establish writ of the state in northern Sindh where the Sawand-Sundrani tribal feud was getting out of control. A meeting of
50 Years of Sindh in Statistics is a report that provides an overview of various socio-economic indicators of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, over the past 50 years from 2017 to 2021. It covers statistical data on wide range of topics, including
KARACHI: Amid a very thin attendance of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved several important amendments to the Sindh Local Government Act, giving more powers to mayors and chairmen of municipal corporations. The Sindh
LARKANA: Pakistan tops worldwide list of out of school children hence the government needs to take measures to convince parents to send their children to schools and increase enrolment, according to Asif Abrar, education specialist at Unicef. He said at an awareness
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and others on a petition against an unauthorised construction in the Jamshed Quarters area. The petitioner, who was a resident of the area, submitted in the