The Sindh High Court (SHC) on 12-November-2024 directed the provincial police chief to take immediate steps to address the proliferation of motivated FIRs tainted with malice against innocent individuals, ensuring that genuine FIRs against actual offenders are not hindered. The direction came
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 11 November 2024 said the 2023 digital census shows a national population surge, with an annual growth rate of 2.55 percent. This brings Pakistan’s population to 241 million, with Sindh’s surpassing 55 million. “The
KARACHI: The khwaja sara community organised the second Transgender Festival 2024 at Frere Hall, which started with a rally from the Quaid-e-Azam House. The festival brought together transgender individuals and members of civil society from all over the country, who enjoyed a
The Sindh government is likely to adopt a law soon making the entry of Computerised National Identity Card numbers of the would-be married couples in their Nikahnama compulsory to prevent underage marriages in the province. Sindh Women Development Minister Shaheena Sher Ali
KARACHI: The Khawajsara Festival, an event dedicated to promoting transgender rights, will start on November 9 with a rally from Quaid-e-Azam House to Frere Hall, where a vibrant celebration will take place from 2 pm to 7 pm. This announcement was made
Taking exception to holding of a jirga to settle a freewill marriage case, in which the groom’s family was ordered to exchange a girl as Wani with the imposition of a fine of Rs1.5 million, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on 31-October-2024
KARACHI: The media monitoring organisation Uks Research Resource Centre hosted a webinar on ‘SafeWords: Combating Sexist Abuse in Urdu and Punjabi’ in collaboration with WACC to showcase the findings and achievements of their year-long project about sexist and abuse in Urdu and
SUKKUR: A man killed his mother, two sisters and brother-in-law over a marriage dispute in Sanghar on 30 October 2024. According to police, he later committed suicide outside police station. DSP Jam Nawaz Ali said that Lakho Bheel shot his mother Kanka,
KARACHI: Representatives of different governmental organisations, civil society activists, media personnel, academia and lawyers at a meeting emphasised the need for finalising provisions of the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act’ to safeguard women farmers’ rights. The meeting of the Provincial Stakeholders Alliance
BAHAWALPUR: The Sindh Blind Cricket team won the 8th Pakistan Blind Cricket Super League tournament by defeating the Punjab blind team in the final match at the Dring stadium here on 28th October. The Sindh team scored 219 runs for the loss