SUKKUR: The two-day Pakistan Literature Festival 2025 Sukkur Chapter II, organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, concluded at Sukkur IBA University on 26-February-2025. The festival saw participation from renowned writers, poets, singers, university students, and the general public of Sukkur,
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), under the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development, organised a seminar titled “Environmental Governance and Sustainability Challenges in Sindh” at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. The event was attended by guests, prominent environmental experts, industrialists,
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has signed a $5 million agreement with the European Union through the Sindh Peoples Housing for Flood Affected (SPHF) for poverty alleviation and inclusive rural development. In collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
ISLAMABAD: The country has reported its third wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025, with the latest victim being a 54-month-old girl from Ratodhero tehsil in Larkana district. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health
A three-year-old boy on 22-February-2025 lost his life after falling into a manhole in Surjani Town’s Hasan Brohi Goth. The child, identified as Asadullah, son of Faisal, was rushed to hospital but was later confirmed dead. According to the child’s father, Faisal,
A delegation from Toronto Metropolitan University met with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, where both the Sindh government and the university agreed to enhance educational partnerships. Officials said the meeting and conference were attended by Secretary Universities and Boards Abbas Baloch,
The provincial education minister, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, on 21-February-2025 ordered taking action against permanently absent teachers (around 5,000) and dismissing them if they fail to report back. Officials said an annual review meeting, chaired by Sindh Minister for Education and Mines
Murder victim Mustafa Amir’s body was exhumed and samples were collected for a DNA test on 21-February-2025. Typically, one or two samples are taken for DNA profiling. However, since this was a charred body — and burned bodies are often incomplete, with
The Sindh government’s women development department aims to actively partner with dedicated charities and non-profits in the education sector to build quality schooling facilities for minor children of female jail inmates who live in the prisons in Sindh along with their mothers.
In a move against the recently passed PECA Amendment Act 2025, journalist bodies, legal experts and human rights organisations have united to launch a joint struggle for its immediate annulment. A convention will be held on March 1, 2025, at the Karachi