Senator Sherry Rehman, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Environmental Change in the Senate, addressed a seminar on environmental pollution and its impact on heart health via video link. In her address, Senator Rehman emphasized the growing threat of air pollution to
The conference underscored severe, ongoing issues in the textile and garment industries KARACHI. Experts and union leaders demanded on January 24 that employees in the garment and textile industries be given their due rights, including standard salaries and protections, while rejecting the
A marathon Sindh cabinet meeting on 16-January-2025 chaired by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah made several significant decisions in the education sector, including the recruitment of 195 teachers, creation of 700 more teaching positions and approval of amendments to the education
It is unfortunate that we do research just to increase the number of publications rather than focusing on solving societal issues. It is very alarming that we do not have concrete research on our problems, and that is one of the major
Seeta Kolhi, a ninth-grade student at the Govt Girls Secondary School Wehro Sharif, is the only literate female in her community. Most girls in her colony spend their days working in the fields, picking cotton and other crops, often alongside their families
The year 2024 appears to have been good for the Sindh police, with improvements observed in the department as regards investigations and information technology, owing to which they succeeded in solving major terrorism cases, including the attack on Chinese nationals near the
Hyderabad: Commissioner Hyderabad Division Bilal Ahmed Memon on 28 December 2024 imposed a ban on aerial firing for the upcoming New Year’s Eve 2025 under Section 144 of the CrPC. This ban would be enforced within the limits of Hyderabad Division. In
Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah has announced a comprehensive review of textbooks for the academic year 2025-26 to align them with modern, inclusive educational standards. During a meeting he chaired at the Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) in Jamshoro on 24-December-2024,
HYDERABAD: A rally was held here on 10 December 2024 under the aegis of the Society for the Protection of Rights of the Child (Sparc) in collaboration with the district administration to commemorate Human Rights Day. Speaking at the rally, an official
KARACHI: Speakers at a talk on healthy recreational activities for today’s youth compared this age with the past when the youth used to have time and space to satiate their thirst for recreation. The talk was organised by the Urban Resource Centre