KARACHI: The chunky jewellery glittered, bangles jingled, silver and gold gota kinari and tassels shimmered while the blue, pink and white transgender pride flag fluttered in the afternoon breeze. The “DJ Wale Babu” was requested to play the anthem ‘Hum Hijre Hain’
KARACHI: Advocating for climate, identity and liberation, the third “Hijra Festival 2025” is set to take place on Oct 25 at Burns Garden. This year’s festival is dedicated to the cause of environmental protection, with its official slogan being “From climate to
KARACHI: Moderate to heavy rainfall on Tuesday brought the city to a standstill, as it flooded numerous roads and streets and plunged several neighbourhoods into extended power outages, adding to residents’ woes. According to the Met department data, the highest amount of
KARACHI: The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) marked its 8th anniversary on September 19 with a dialogue on Sindh’s development pathways, bringing together academics, activists and civil society representatives under the theme “Discourse on Development Issues in Sindh: Challenges & Collaborative Avenues.” Speaking
SUKKUR: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, has expressed its dismay over delay in the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sangi area. During the hearing on September 18, officials from the education department and the education works department appeared before the constitutional
• Working group set up to prepare 300-day action plan within two weeks • Minister Musadik Malik assures CM Murad of federal government’s support in improving Sukkur Barrage’s capacity KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Climate
Seven people went missing after a rickshaw and two other vehicles were swept away in the swollen Konkar stream in Gadap Town late on Tuesday night. Police arrived at the scene immediately after the incident and called in rescue teams, but the
Karachi was lashed by heavy downpours as the second wave of monsoon rains hit the city, with Surjani Town receiving the highest rainfall at 129.8mm over the past 24 hours. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Gulshan-e-Maymar (Jamia Rasheed) recorded 93.1mm,
Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the Sindh government stands with the flood-affected people and is providing them with all possible relief. In a statement, he said that on the instructions of the chief minister, district
Sindh Chief Minister’s Special Assistant on Food Abdul Jabbar Khan has assured that there is no wheat flour crisis in the province, as over 13 million bags of wheat are currently stocked in government warehouses — sufficient to meet Sindh’s needs. Speaking