KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday ordered a high-level inquiry into irregularities in all educational boards across the province and allowed extra marks to thousands of students who had appeared in first year exam conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) last
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on 16 April inaugurated a cancer centre and a girls’ hostel at Dow University’s Ojha campus. Equipped with state-of-the-art departments of radiation oncology, medical oncology and nuclear medicine using theranostics (a technique that combines uses
The Punjab government’s recent decision to provide vocational training to transgender individuals marks a significant step towards inclusivity and empowerment for a community that, despite notable legislative progress, remains on the fringes of society. The initiative recognises the unique challenges faced by
KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal said on 13-April-2025 that there is no valid justification to refuse polio drops to eligible children in Pakistan, especially when the Taliban regime in neighbouring Afghanistan is supervising a door-to-door anti-polio immunisation drive. The minister
A road traffic accident (RTA) in Baldia Town claimed the life of a four-year-old boy on 12-April-2025, while a motorcyclist injured in a hit-and-run incident near the Golimar pedestrian bridge a day earlier breathed his last during treatment. In Baldia’s Abidabad area
Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori on 12-April-2025 hosted a luncheon reception at the Governor House for the families affected by the recent road traffic accidents (RTAs) involving water tankers and dumper trucks in Karachi. Over 150 victim families attended the event, in
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on April 10 said that the provincial government had formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the causes of traffic accidents that had suddenly increased since November last in the metropolis. Speaking at a press conference, he
In a significant step toward improving healthcare infrastructure across Sindh, Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah chaired a meeting focused on the upgradation of emergency departments in secondary care hospitals throughout Karachi. The meeting, held at the Sindh Secretariat, was attended by
The mega city of Karachi witnessed a tragic and alarming surge in road accidents in February 2025, claiming the lives of 73 people—including eight women and five children. In addition, over 700 individuals sustained serious injuries, among them more than 90 women.
KARACHI: The annual exams for grades IX and X conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) were marred by inadequate facilities and a lack of proper arrangements. Students had to sit on mats under the open sky due to a