“The Ailing Prisoner: Access to Healthcare in Pakistan’s Prisons” is a publication by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which examines the existing healthcare infrastructure available to prisoners in the light of the international human rights framework and Pakistan’s own laws.
The Sindh government has issued Sindh health insurance cards for the lawyer community and all members of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) can benefit from this facility. Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab provided the information to this effect as he
“A social protection profile of Pakistan” is a publication by International Labour Organization (ILO) based on their study to highlight gaps and good practices in Pakistan’s social protection system, and to develop actionable recommendations for making the system more effective and inclusive.
Nine million families across the country receive a quarterly stipend of Rs9,000 under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). The Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri constituted monitoring teams to ensure transparent disbursement of stipends to marginalised sections of
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the Safe City Project goes beyond the installation of sensitive closed-circuit cameras, as it encompasses a comprehensive IT package empowered with artificial intelligence. The chief minister made these remarks while presiding over
This decision was taken during the 165th meeting of the governing body of Sessi held on Saturday, with Sindh Labour and Human Resources Minister Saeed Ghani in chair. The meeting approved the surplus budget of Sessi for the upcoming financial year 2023-24
Research conducted by Gallup Pakistan and Policy Research, Innovation, Development and Education (PRIDE) revealed that the highest youth unemployment rate in Sindh is in Karachi at 11.2% and the lowest is 3.4% in Larkana. High rates of youth unemployment are plaguing the
SAILING the seas in fragile boats to earn a day’s living is no easy task. A fishworker, whether in Pakistan or across the border, is exposed to great vulnerability and marginalisation. Fishworkers’ communities live in coastal areas where they are affected by
“Revisiting the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1992” is published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). It aims to reassess the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act of 1992, which was enacted in Pakistan to address the issue of bonded labor, a