CHILD marriage persists in Pakistan for many reasons, and ending the practice requires measures that are sensitive to the problem’s complexity. Debates on child marriage tend to reduce this complexity to two opposing legal positions. Proponents of gender equality and child welfare
In a tragic incident in Surjani Town’s Kareemi Chowrangi area, a man allegedly killed his wife and a young son before attempting to take his own life. He was found in a critical condition and has been taken to hospital for medical
In a horrifying incident in Surjani Town, a drunken man brutally murdered his father during a domestic dispute on 02-June-2025 evening. Police arrested the suspect and recovered the murder weapons. The incident occurred in a house near Rajput Milk Shop, Razi Goth,
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 01-July-2025 convened a top-level cabinet meeting with provincial ministers, advisers, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah and relevant secretaries to deliberate on the province’s budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26. The meeting underscored
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 29-May-2025 inaugurated a 100-bed Sindh Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (SICVD) health facility in Baldia Town that will deliver world-class, free-of-cost cardiac health care to the residents of the area. He also announced launch of
The Sindh Home Department has decided to form a committee of MPAs and police officers to liaise with private schools and colleges for drug prevention. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by Faryal Talpur, chairperson of the
KARACHI: A teenage boy reportedly died of heatstroke as temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius mark in parts of the city on 30th May. The boy, aged around 15 years, was brought dead to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from Moachko.
The Sindh government has decided to increase from Rs25,000 to Rs50,000 the amount of its one-time need-cum-merit-based scholarship for deserving university students in the province from religious minorities. The decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the Sindh Non-Muslim
HYDERABAD: Police arrested a man a few hours after he attempted to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in the Pinyari police limits of the city two days ago. After the incident, the mother of the minor girl had contacted the Pinyari police
One of the suspects has been arrested after the registration of a case at the Jamshed Quarters police station against a family for harassing a female teacher of a private school. Police said the harassment incident took place inside a private school