LARKANA/SUKKUR: The Sindh Human Rights Commission’s chairman Iqbal Detho has said the commission will launch a campaign soon to encourage women to join police force and help resolve women-related issues amicably. Detho told journalists at the Larkana Press Club after presiding over
The district administration has issued notices for fixed price of bricks Deputy Commissioner Yasir Bhatti, following complaints of rising prices of bricks, convened a meeting of brick kiln owners where it was decided to fix rates in accordance with the markets in
On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it welcomed all into its magnanimous fold. Today, a megalopolis of nearly 300 million people, it is the industrial and
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on 6th October said that sexual harassment and poor working conditions have become significant health hazards, warning that failure to collectively address these issues will lead to societal destruction. They stressed the need of tackling inflation and
HYDERABAD: After denying rape for two days allegedly under certain pressures, a polio worker in Jacobabad district disclosed before the court on Friday that she was subjected to rape during the immunisation campaign on September 11. She testified before the court that
KARACHI: Women and girls in Sindh’s health, education, and agriculture sectors bear the brunt of socio-economic and political oppression, mainly due to the control of feudal and tribal lords over assemblies and bureaucratic structures, stated Akram Ali Khaskheli, President of the Hari
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger despite the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban
SUKKUR: Motorcycle-riding armed men gunned down a schoolteacher near a power grid station within the jurisdiction of Kashmore police station in Kandhkot-Kashmore district on 22 August. Family sources said the schoolteacher, Fahad Khoso, was going to his school when the assailants fired
Family members and local political leaders on 20 August 2024 attended the funeral prayers for a man and his daughter who were killed as a result of reckless driving on Karsaz on Monday. Moreover, an FIR of the incident was also lodged.
The research investigates the impact of digitalization and automation on women’s employment in Pakistan, revealing that women constitute only 22% of the labor force, with a staggering 67.2% employed in agriculture. It highlights significant gender disparities, noting that urban women have a