KARACHI: It`s one day to Mother`s Day and the children`s nursery at the Edhi Home in Mithadar is decorated with balloons and posters along with framed photographs of the late couple Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi. Children in the classrooms are
The report “A Compilation of Food and Nutrition Laws in Pakistan” is a comprehensive compilation of federal and provincial laws in Pakistan related to food and nutrition to raise awareness among the general public about these laws and their implications. The report
During a recent visit to the judicial lock-ups at the City Courts and Malir courts, Justice (retd) Arshad Noor Khan, Member Judicial-I of the Sindh Human Rights Commission, found that under-trial prisoners (UTPs) face several challenges, including lack of access to basic
The European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published a joint report on GSP on 21st Nov 2023, which assesses the progress of eight GSP+ beneficiary countries, including Pakistan, in the effective implementation of the 27 international core conventions
Karachi has long been grappling with a host of challenges that have transformed its landscape from a thriving metropolis to a city in distress. Despite being a vital contributor to the nation’s economy, Karachi’s plight is evident in its crumbling infrastructure, regulatory
Every summer, Pakistan braces for flooding as the monsoon season and growing summer heatwaves cascade to trigger a series of flood emergencies all over the country. This year too, thousands of people and livestock went into crisis and evacuation as the River
HYDERABAD: The water allocation problem, entailed by the transfer of agricultural lands over the last two to three decades from the command areas of Rohri Canal to Nara Canal, continues to distress farmers in the latter area. The growers at a meeting with
KARACHI: As the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) completes three successive terms of maintaining an electoral majority in Sindh, ample scrutiny is being drawn to its inability to complete the K-IV water project, which was the last hope for putting an end to the
The Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has been directed to utilise the services of police and Rangers and even consider the option of contracting the services of retired army men, if there is any such need, for a definite crackdown on
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,