A silent epidemic of mental health issues is sweeping through workplaces and institutions in Pakistan, leading psychiatrists and mental health experts warned on 21 October 2024 and called for legislative changes to mandate mental health support across all sectors. Speaking at a
• 40 children died this year due to highly contagious bacterial infection • Outbreaks reported in three Karachi districts, Larkana and Dadu • Expert says diphtheria has staged a comeback in 2023 after 30 years • EPI director says there are 3,500
A woman was shot dead by her husband’s nephew on 20-October-2024 over a dispute regarding a marriage proposal in the Manghopir area. The police arrested the suspect identified as Ehsan and seized the weapon used in the murder. The incident occurred in
Police have registered a case regarding the murders of four females in a Lyari flat. FIR No. 279/24 was filed at the Baghdadi police station on the complaint of the head of the family, Muhammad Farooq, whose son Bilal was later arrested
The Sindh High Court has dismissed the appeal of a convict against life imprisonment in murder case observing that the prosecution proved its case. Saeedur Rehman was sentenced to life imprisonment sentence by an additional district and sessions court Malir for murdering
WITH their unwavering courage, Pakistani women have been challenging the odds and reshaping the country’s social and political landscape. Their increasing participation in political and rights movements, a testament to their bravery, can be read as ‘change is coming’. The role of
SUKKUR: A man complained to media persons in Shikarpur on 19th October that four men subjected his 12-year-old daughter to sexual assault when she went out of the home to buy milk for the family’s breakfast at around 7 am but police
Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon conducted an IG Complaint Cell meeting and reviewed progress in taking action on complaints made by citizens. The fourth meeting on the performance and reforms of the IG Complaint Cell was held at the Central Police
A man allegedly killed his elder brother in the name of honour in Ibrahim Hyderi’s Jumma Goth on 19 October 2024. Police arrested Allah Dino and recovered the weapon used in the crime. According to the Ibrahim Hyderi police, the murder was
Karachi/Lahore: In a country where popular political leaders have publicly passed judgements on the character and veracity of rape victims, perhaps it is no surprise that sexual violence against women and girls has emerged as a national emergency. In fact, according to