• Over 17,000 malaria cases emerge in Sindh within two weeks • Experts describe the number of reported cases as the tip of the iceberg • Doctors discourage frequent use of painkillers due to their effects on kidneys KARACHI: There is no
A total of 35,000 cameras have been installed across Karachi under the Safe City Project to enhance surveillance and aid in crime prevention. Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon said this on 09-November-2024 while speaking to the media at
With the support of the Reform Support Unit Sindh and Unicef, the Thar Education Alliance is launching a Children’s Parliament to promote educational rights and bring out-of-school children back to school in Sindh. Children from 30 districts of Sindh will participate in
KARACHI: A recent international study presents a compelling case for a swift global phase-out of lead, classified as a potent neurotoxin, endangering public health, ecosystems and economy worldwide. Led by Stanford University, the study is co-authored by experts from renowned institutions, including
In a landmark initiative to address rising suicide cases in Pakistan, psychiatrists and geneticists have launched the first collaborative genetic study to investigate the underlying causes of suicide in the Thar region and the surrounding districts. The study project aims to understand
The District Keamari police on 04-Novemeber-2024 announced the resolution of a murder case involving a woman whose body was discovered in a trunk at the Metroville graveyard on October 21. The victim, identified as Shazia, a mother of five and employee at
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the appeal against life imprisonment of a man convicted in a murder case, observing that the prosecution successfully proved its case against the appellant. Imtiaz Ali was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Thatta additional
Karachi’s rise in vector-borne diseases reflects government failures in sanitation, not just climate change concerns The Sindh government is working overtime to blame climate change and the weather for the alarming rise in vector-borne diseases in Karachi, not because their eyes have
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the provincial child protection authority to ensure the recovery of children who went missing from different parts of the city. The direction came on two identical petitions seeking the recovery of a girl and a
HYDERABAD: A case has been registered at the Baldia police station against two doctors and other staffers of a private hospital for negligently declaring a healthy newborn dead. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of the father, Muhammad Rafiq Bhayo,