ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million concessional loan to support the reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure in Sindh, which was damaged by the devastating floods in 2022. According to an ADB announcement on Friday, the Sindh
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the minorities affairs department to utilise the Rs1 billion allocated for providing financial assistance, medical treatment, scholarships, marriage assistance, natural calamity assistance, and Yatra (pilgrimage) assistance to the deserving and needy people belonging
Sindh Minister for Energy Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the provincial government would fully cooperate with the local bodies in making Karachi an encroachment-free, clean, and beautiful city. Shah held a meeting on the elimination of encroachments
KARACHI: Leaders of representative labour organisations held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on 11 July to reject the “anti-worker” draft of the Sindh Labour Code presented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Sindh Labour Department without consulting
About 20% of the country’s total labour force consists of females who play a vital role in the development and production process of the country. Unfortunately, due to negligence on the part of the government as well as employers, a large number
KARACHI: Condition of women workers and peasants in rural Sindh remains precarious despite existence on paper of various laws aimed at addressing their issues as there is a notable gap in the implementation of laws on women and gender inequality persists in
In Karachi, recent policy evaluations of five major commercial banks reveal disconcerting inadequacies in their commitments to critical areas such as climate change, human rights, gender equality, and labor rights. Remarkably, none of these banks openly divulges policies on nature and tax
ARTICLE 38(e) of the Constitution requires the state to promote the social and economic well-being of the people by “reduc[ing] disparity in the income and earnings of individuals, including persons in the various classes of the service of Pakistan”. Allergic to equality,
Karachi has long been grappling with a host of challenges that have transformed its landscape from a thriving metropolis to a city in distress. Despite being a vital contributor to the nation’s economy, Karachi’s plight is evident in its crumbling infrastructure, regulatory
IN the recent past, Karachi has experienced several unfortunate, infrastructure-related accidents that impacted human lives and assets. The list is long: nine people were injured in a sewer gas explosion in Lasbela. Its intensity caused panic among residents and passersby, who thought