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
The Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation’s (KWSC) 84-inch-diameter pipeline that supplies water to the city from the Hub Dam has more than 270 illegal connections, said Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab as he inspected the line at 4K Chowrangi, North Karachi. Wahab,
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed a provincial law officer to submit the policy devised by the government for dealing with medical needs and treatment of transgender persons in the province. The direction came on petition of transgender persons, some of
KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) expressing deep concerns regarding threats to journalists in Sindh have included physical attacks, abductions, harassment, and even killings like in the instant case of brutal murder of the senior journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar in Sukkur. These
WOULD former chief minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah be able to live in a house that has been sliced and has no boundary wall at the back, exposing the house completely? Would he be able to live in one for
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the provincial and local authorities to pay compensation on account of rent support to the displaced families rendered homeless following a demolition drive along three major drains (nullahs) in the city within 30 days. The
KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has expanded its newborn screening process to include inherited metabolic disorders, marking the introduction of a powerful lab tool for the first time in a clinical setting in Pakistan. According to experts, metabolic disorders refer
As Pakistan continued reeling from the exogenous shock of accelerated climate impacts, it also became clear to many of us that global warming was not changing course. The year 2030 was the dangerous as well as the decisive decade. Pakistan was clearly
BY virtue of the 18th Amendment, all labour laws were devolved to the provinces, which then got the authority to amend them or make new laws. They have been doing so but the lack of coordination among them has caused acute differences
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