Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the chief secretary to constitute a high-level committee to examine whether 10 percent inclusion of students/children coming from the lowest stratum of society is strictly followed and maintained in all such public schools and
A judicial magistrate has recorded a confessional statement of a suspect in a case pertaining to the murder of a three-year-old girl. The child’s body was recovered from a street in Qabail Colony in Block 11 of Gulberg Town on October 9.
Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid and Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah have agreed to work together for the skill development of out-of-school children, especially those who are supporting their families, to help them achieve financial stability.
KARACHI. To raise awareness for breast cancer, people from different walks of life, participated in different activities held around Nishan-e-Pakistan (Sea view) including cycle rides, walks, and runs on October 13. The event was organized by Sports in Pakistan in collaboration with
500 to 750 patients of chikungunya are being reported daily across major government hospitals in the city. KARACHI. As a province with an ailing public healthcare system, the number of seasonal epidemics hitting Sindh on a regular basis is alarming, to say
Home minister says protesters should have respected Section 144 KARACHI: Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar has announced action against the police officials involved in the arrest and torture of the women protesters and journalists in Karachi on Sunday. An investigation has been
KARACHI. Middle-income families paying thousands of rupees for a train cabin ticket hope to travel safely in peace with their loved ones, without the constant urge to look out for their kids or their valuables. However, as below-par security arrangements on trains
Dozens of children have died this year in Karachi, and rural areas of Sindh and Balochistan due to diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable bacterial disease, as routine immunisation continues to decline in the region, health experts and officials reported on 12-October-2024. In Karachi alone,
On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it welcomed all into its magnanimous fold. Today, a megalopolis of nearly 300 million people, it is the industrial and
As Karachiites grapple with the ongoing rise in mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya, it is clear that the city’s delayed fumigation efforts have failed to produce the desired results. Data from the Sindh Health Department reveals a sharp rise