As we marked the one-year anniversary of the historic floods that wreaked havoc on Pakistan, the latest report from Unicef serves as a stark reminder that the plight of millions of children in the country remains dire. Despite a national state of
KARACHI: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh has ordered re-designation / conversion of 10 accountability courts (AC) into six banking, one customs/anti-smuggling and anti-narcotic courts each. Of the 10 accountability courts, five are currently operating in Karachi, two in
KARACHI has witnessed mass economic discrimination far too often, making the PPP’s ‘roti, kapra, makaan’ slogan seem rather aspirational. The misery of 9,632 families displaced in a flattening action in the name of an expansion plan for Gujjar, Orangi Town and Mehmoodabad
Pedestrians and motorcyclists falling into uncovered manholes and succumbing to injuries is a tale as old as time. In another unfortunate incident, a two year old died after slipping into an open manhole in Karachi. The deceased’s father lamented over the callousness
KARACHI: Outgoing Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has granted special remission of 120 days, or four months, to the convicts on the occasion of 76th Independence Day. Home Secretary Aijaz Ali Shah issued an official notification to this effect. It
Development Statistics of Sindh 2021 is a comprehensive report that provides statistical data on various developmental indicators of Sindh covering the topics of Population, Labour Force, Public Finance & Debt, Banking & Financial Institutions, Transport and Communications, Housing and Public Sector Education
Climate change, population growth, urbanisation, and industrialisation have been putting unprecedented strains on the sources of freshwater in Sindh, due to which effective water management has become a matter of paramount importance. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said this while speaking
Usury has infested the societies since ages. The practice of lending money to people at unreasonably high interest rates is still going in the era of modern banking system. It has harmed the economic interests of the lower echelon among the humanity.
With the advent of the monsoon season, Karachiites start dreading to think of inundated roads, breakdown of sewage system and power failure. But Karachi’s woes are not just rain-related. The city is also suffering from serious water, electricity and gas crises as
KARACHI: A street gettogether was organized at historic Denso Hall Walking Street by Dr Yasmeen Lari, the Chief Operating Officer of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan. The event brought together prominent personalities from all walks of life with an aim of making Karachi