Over one million under-five children to be vaccinated against polio in three districts In Larkana, the anti-polio drive in Larkana district was kicked off on 16 December 2024 to vaccinate 480,000 children of up to five years of age. The health department
HYDERABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cybercrime Centre Hyderabad has registered an FIR on the complaint of a woman against a suspect for blackmailing and harassing her using obscene pictures of the complainant with her husband that were leaked during the repair
In order to support senior citizens of the province, the Sindh government has announced a plan to launch the Sindh Senior Citizen Card that will benefit 3.7 million citizens aged 60 and above. Officials said Sindh was the first province to issue
HYDERABAD: A rally was held here on 10 December 2024 under the aegis of the Society for the Protection of Rights of the Child (Sparc) in collaboration with the district administration to commemorate Human Rights Day. Speaking at the rally, an official
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed petitions of infant formula milk importers against vires of the Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Act 2023. The petitioners, Nutrico Morinaga and others, had submitted in the petitions that the
Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan, the convener of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR), has strongly condemned the alleged involvement of children in garbage collection in Karachi. Earlier this week, the Shah Faisal assistant commissioner raided an office of the Sindh Solid
KARACHI: Speakers at a talk on healthy recreational activities for today’s youth compared this age with the past when the youth used to have time and space to satiate their thirst for recreation. The talk was organised by the Urban Resource Centre
KARACHI: A minor boy was killed and another wounded when people in a wedding ceremony resorted to firing into the air in Keamari on the evening of 6th December, police and rescue services said. Keamari SSP Faizan Ali told Dawn that five suspects were
In a heart-warming initiative, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah welcomed 22 children from the Karachi Down Syndrome Programme (KDSP) to the CM House. Organised on Shah’s invitation, the visit aimed to inspire the children, and offer them a unique and
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah reaffirmed his commitment to inclusivity and empowerment at a special event celebrating International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2024. Organised by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) on 3-December-2024, the event highlighted