Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said in his address to the Sindh Assembly on 21-March-2025 that significant efforts were being made to reduce street crime, and claimed that street crime had decreased by up to 50%. Stolen or snatched goods were
The Sindh Assembly was informed on 20-March-2025 that it was beyond the capacity of the provincial government to establish a cardiac treatment facility in every district of the province. Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho stated this while taking part in
Former federal minister for climate change Sherry Rehman on 20-March-2025 said Pakistan’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would be best implemented when provinces develop their own provincially determined contributions (PDCs). Sherry was speaking at a workshop organised by the British Deputy High Commission
More than 70 percent of around 350 drivers and travellers screened at a recent health camp on Pakistan’s motorways were unaware they had serious medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol — hidden threats that put them at significant risk
Researchers from AKU and NYU have found that Karachi’s green space is less than half the WHO’s recommended minimum KARACHI: A groundbreaking study using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and satellite imagery has revealed a critical shortage of green spaces in Karachi, putting the
Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts.
KARACHI: A local study recently published in an international journal highlights how community-driven incentives in rural areas can significantly increase breastfeeding, immunisation, and oral rehydration rates — three critical factors directly linked to child mortality in Pakistan. Published in The Lancet Global
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a program held in connection with Aurat Azadi March on 8th March said that women’s struggle was not only against domestic violence it was also for marginalised communities, including labourers, farmers, transgender and differently-abled persons. They were sharing their
A SIGNIFICANT number of children in Pakistan participate in waste-picking for economic survival. Our legal framework, unfortunately, is inadequate in this respect and unable to protect and rehabilitate the children. With rapid urbanisation and population growth, waste generation is growing, overwhelming municipal
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a comprehensive four-year health improvement plan (2025-2029) with a major focus on increasing routine immunisation coverage from 69 percent to 95 percent, expanding community outreach, and enhancing governance in the province’s healthcare sector.