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
As provincial health authorities launched another anti-polio drive across the province on 27 Nov 2023, the caretaker health minister at a programme identified ‘unregulated’ people’s movement to and from Afghanistan as one of the major factors impeding progress in the fight against
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
In a recent development, the Sindh High Court received information regarding a provincial legislation aimed at promoting breastfeeding, which was adopted by the Sindh Assembly in July 2023. Despite the governor returning it without assent, the legislation was enacted and notified in
KARACHI: The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, on Saturday embarked on an initiative to create an urban forest by planting over 300 saplings. These saplings encompassed a diverse range of trees, including medicinal and fruit-bearing varieties. During
‘Northern Sindh: In Search of Solutions’ is a fact-finding report by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), highlighting grave human rights violations such as honour killings, forced conversions and bonded labour in the northern region of Sindh. Download Here
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday unveiled its fact-finding report titled ‘Northern Sindh: In Search of Solutions’ highlighting grave human rights violations such as honour killings, forced conversions and bonded labour in the northern region of Sindh. A fact-finding
KARACHI: Where the large-scale exodus of nursing staff to countries abroad had already created a massive void in the healthcare system, the haphazard transfer of public hospitals to private entities has only added to the chaos plaguing the lives of hapless patients. Despite
Sindh caretaker health minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz said on Tuesday that The Kidney Centre is one of the best centres providing renal care to patients on a no-profit basis and vowed to provide every possible assistance to the centre in its
Following the unavailability of several essential and life-saving medicines at pharmacies and hospitals across Sindh, the health authorities on Sunday directed the provincial drug administration to launch an operation against profiteers and black marketeers, and ensure the availability of life-saving medicines in