The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recently convened a national roundtable on enshrining the right to health in the Constitution — a great initiative and a step in the right direction. Most participants saw this as a constitutional gap and agreed to
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breast-Feeding and Young Child Nutrition Act, 2023 to ensure safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children up to the age of 36 months. The bill moved by Parliamentary Secretary
Karachi: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon has ordered the Special Branch Sindh to lead a crackdown in coordination with the range police on elements involved in sale of narcotics at educational institutes and eateries. During a security meeting
KARACHI: Pakistan is categorised as being ‘highly’ vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in a report titled ‘The climate change crisis: Understanding the trends affecting an unpredictable future’ published by the Economist Intelligence Unit on Wednesday (July 12). The report adds
KARACHI: A two-day Conference on ‘Foundation Learning and Early Childhood Care and Education in Emergencies’ has commenced at a local hotel in Karachi on Tuesday. The conference was organised by the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department in collaboration with United Nations International
KARACHI: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced $66 million in funding to support the government of Pakistan’s efforts to reduce the twin climate impacts of flooding and drought. The investment will improve the resilience of some of the country’s most vulnerable
According to a report published by three agencies of the United Nations, Pakistan has been ranked third among the top 10 countries with the highest number of maternal deaths, neonatal mortality, and stillbirths in 2020. The report, titled “Improving maternal and newborn
KARACHI: The initiative ‘Strengthening Social Protection Delivery Systems in Sindh (SSPDSS)’ is of high priority for the Government of Sindh of the newly established Sindh Social Protection Authority, functioning under the administrative umbrella of the Social Protection Department. Sindh Social Protection Department
The Sindh Transport Department fined 79 drivers of intercity passenger buses on Monday for illegally using compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. The action was taken across the province. The transport department imposed fines of Rs56,600 on 79
MUST our state be driven to action only after it has forced desperate citizens to grovel for something they should be morally entitled to? A large number of affectees of Karachi’s slipshod ‘development’ projects gathered on Sunday under the banner of the