KARACHI: It was `a dream come true` for inmates as they donned graduation gowns at the convocation ceremony held at the Central Prison Karachi to receive certificates after completion of various courses. On 27 June 2024, the Central Prison Karachi in collaboration
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan (NCHR) on Saturday was accredited as an A-status National Human Rights Institution by the UN-linked Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the largest network of national human rights institutions in the
KARACHI: The Sindh government and Unicef on 16 May 2024 agreed to launch a child protection programme to reduce child rights violations and harmful traditional practices. A statement issued from CM House said that Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Unicef
The July-December 2023 issue of the SHRC Newsletter delves into a comprehensive discourse on labor rights advocacy and the defense of minority rights. It highlights the strategic formation of alliances across diverse organizations and underscores the pivotal role of community engagement in
KARACHI: The Sindh government on 22nd launched two more routes of the womenonly Pink Bus Service and announced that female passengers could avail the facility free of cost for a period of two months. Of the two new routes, one would connect
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 1.25 million URLs over objectionable content, the telecom sector regulator told the Sindh High Court on 16 April 2024. The authority submitted its reply to a petition filed against `objectionable, unethical, immoral
Taking notice of growing incidents of street crimes in the metropolis, Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon on 31 March 2024 announced that a specialised unit would investigate cases of those mugging in which robbers murdered their victims. He said
As many as 646 qualified teachers, or about 16pc of around 4,000 candidates, have cleared their test to get a teaching licence in compliance with the Sindh Teaching Licence Policy 2023, it emerged on March 30, 2024. Around 4,000 BEd or MEd/MA
Expressing grave concern over ceasing the issuance of computerized national identity cards (CNICs) to transgender persons by the National Database Registration Authority, the Sindh Human Rights Commission has asked the authority to facilitate members of the already marginalized community in its centers
The Sindh High Court on 24 March 2024 directed the provincial authorities to frame recruitment rules for the education department after it was informed that over 7,000 government schoolteachers across the province were set to retire by December 2025. A single-judge bench