An eight-year-old boy, Dilbar Ali, lost his life after he accidentally fell into a manhole in Mehran Town, Sector 6-G of Korangi Industrial Area. The sad incident is one more tragedy, highlighting administrative negligence and the persistent danger posed by uncovered sewerage
KARACHI: Two days after the health department officials at a meeting chaired by the chief secretary claimed that 250 rabies treatment and prevention centres were currently operational across the province, another child fell victim to the deadly infectious disease, it emerged on
On the global stage, human statues are performance artists who usually stand motionless at city centres for purposes of arts and entertainment. But this trend, cloaked under the guise of street performance, has been exported to Pakistan and particularly Karachi in borderline
KARACHI: The chief secretary of Sindh was informed on December 21 that out of the Rs265 million allocated this year for mass dog vaccination and sterilisation, only Rs66.255m was released so far and only one centre was operational outside Karachi. The CS,
KARACHI: Citizens across the province are paying a heavy price on account of government’s failure to control dog population, families of rabies-affected people said while speaking to Dawn. They deplored that the departments concerned failed to ensure provision of healthcare facilities and life-saving
KARACHI: A man who took his three children living in a shelter home, has brought them back to footpath. A 14-year-old Aisha is among the three children. The Sindh Child Protection Authority, in an attempt to protect the children against seasonal hardships
KARACHI: In line with the mission to eradicate blindness, Pakistan Eye Bank Society (PEBS) has completed eye screening of 30,000 schoolchildren as part of its school eye clinic project. The project is being run in collaboration with Rotary Club of Heidelberg Schloss,
KARACHI: Eighteen people, including a three-year-old, were bitten by dogs in the Jumma Goth area in Bin Qasim Town on December 15. According to the Indus Hospital staff, at least 12 of the 18 patients were bitten by a single dog. “The
• People living in Defence View say persistent smell, swarms of birds at ‘govt-managed garbage transfer station’ have made life miserable • Complain night-time movement of garbage trucks makes sleep difficult • SSWMB chief says ‘GTS Imtiaz’ functions as intermediary point where
KARACHI: Child street performers, some as young as eight, spend hours at city intersections and traffic signals with their faces and clothes painted gold. To catch the attention of passersby and earn money for their families or handlers, these children stand robotically