SUKKUR: Slowly but surely there is a silent revolution underway in many cities of Sindh, and it is because of a movement started by the government-financed Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO), which works towards women-focused community mobilisation and development. The SRSO basically
The Sindh Workers’ Welfare Board (WWB) will present electric scooters to labourers from religious minorities in the province as a special Independence Day gift. According to a handout issued on 10-August-2025, Sindh Labour Secretary Rafiq Qureshi said the white segment of Pakistan’s
The Sindh government is preparing to deploy its first squad of female motorbike ambulance responders, health authorities said on 06-August-2025. The women will work as part of a gender-inclusive emergency response team, riding specially equipped motorbikes to reach patients in hard-to-access areas.
The Sindh government has officially notified a minimum monthly wage of Rs40,000 for unskilled workers employed across all industrial and commercial establishments in the province, effective from 1st July 2025. Sindh Labour Minister Shahid Abdul Salam Thaheem, while announcing the revised wage
The 18th meeting of the board of governors of the Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority (STEDA) was held in Karachi under the chairmanship of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah. The meeting approved several key decisions, including the issuance of the
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over the escalating violence against women, especially female healthcare providers, experts representing the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) on 12th July demanded that the government bring the perpetrators to justice and address systemic failures. “We strongly
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country, saying the rights body faced series of “arbitrary, illegal and unjustified actions”. “In the past few months, HRCP has faced
The Sindh Health Department has ended the services of 289 doctors who were hired on short-term contracts during the Covid-19 emergency, triggering widespread criticism from the medical community and healthcare unions. A formal notification issued on June 27 confirmed the discontinuation of
KARACHI: International donors and development agencies have formally committed to partnering with the Sindh government on its vital social protection programmes. This collaboration extends to critical areas, including funding, human resources, and technical assistance, signalling a significant boost for the province’s most
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), in collaboration with NADRA and local organizations such as SPARC, has taken a major step toward transforming the lives of marginalized communities in Sindh—particularly brick kiln workers who previously lacked legal identity. NADRA Mobile CNIC Registration