At least 21 sanitary workers died in manholes and septic tanks in five year HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), while censuring the Sindh Local Government Department over the recent deaths of two sanitary workers in Umerkot, has lamented that the
KARACHI: The province is grappling with a severe mosquito infestation, fueled by garbage accumulation, overflowing sewage, and a poorly maintained drainage system. The intense heat and frequent power outages have further worsened the living conditions for residents. As a result, hundreds of
Villagers decry govt inaction, say outbreak ignored due to rural location HYDERABAD: A four-year-old girl suffering from measles passed away in the village of Qadir Bux Solangi near Husri town this week, raising the death toll to 13 children across three villages
Two brothers killed their sister over ‘honour’ in the Baldia Town area on 27-April-2025. Meanwhile four others, including a minor boy and a minor girl, were injured in separate incidents in Karachi. A 24-year-old woman, Ayesha, was shot dead inside a house
A 14-year-old boy was killed during a scuffle while playing ludo in Jannat Goth near SITE Superhighway Industrial Area. According to police, the body of the boy was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. He was identified as Abu Bakar, son of Yar
In the absence of adequate water treatment, water-borne diseases are spreading in the city KARACHI: Where the supply of water remains an incessant woe, plaguing the peace of locals in Karachi, it appears that even the measly quantity of water supplied to
Rimsha married Asad two months before the brutal murder of Ali KARACHI: Police have booked a woman and her spouse for allegedly torturing and killing a toddler. Three-year-old Ali was the son of Rimsha from her first marriage, according to Liaquatabad DSP
Police arrested three suspects on 24-April-2025 after a 19-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet fired during celebratory aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in New Karachi’s Sector 11-D. The incident occurred when Laiba, a student preparing for her first-year practical
KARACHI: Amid government failure to address vaccine shortage and control canine population, the number of rabies cases recorded this year in the province rose to nine on April 23 when a man affected by the deadly virus was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate
A model court on 21-April-2025 sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for murdering his wife by dousing her with petrol and setting her ablaze after an argument over her missing earring six years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Ameeruddin of the