Experts believe appointing inexperienced administrative officers is one reason health issues in rural Sindh KARACHI: The qualification requirements for job postings ensure that only those applicants possessing the bare minimum academic skills necessary to lead the organization or department towards success in
Officials attribute the postponement to a change in XI results due to grace marks, and the absence of board chairman KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) annual examinations of XI-XII for the year 2025 have been delayed. The pre-engineering, pre-medical
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday ordered a high-level inquiry into irregularities in all educational boards across the province and allowed extra marks to thousands of students who had appeared in first year exam conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) last
The mega city of Karachi witnessed a tragic and alarming surge in road accidents in February 2025, claiming the lives of 73 people—including eight women and five children. In addition, over 700 individuals sustained serious injuries, among them more than 90 women.
KARACHI: The annual exams for grades IX and X conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) were marred by inadequate facilities and a lack of proper arrangements. Students had to sit on mats under the open sky due to a
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 09-April-2025 presided over a joint meeting with the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) administration and Trade Union and announced that his government would take over the hospitals, schools and colleges associated with the Steel Mills
Students were forced to complete their papers in sweltering conditions, with no access to fans or lighting. Prolonged power load shedding has disrupted matriculation exams across Karachi, leaving students and invigilators to endure stifling heat and inadequate lighting in examination halls, local media
A total of 1,355 cases of street crime were disposed of by Karachi courts in 2024, but the accused were convicted in measly 83 of them. The conviction rate was alarmingly low at just 6.13 percent — a worrying trend that, according
No parking space is designated within state buildings for persons with disabilities KARACHI: Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is home to dozens of buildings of the federal and provincial governments alongside those of various government agencies, yet most of these buildings do
The Sindh Local Government Act (SLGA) is going to be amended to make birth registration mandatory, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah announced during a meeting he chaired on 26 March 2025. Shah emphasised the critical role of birth registration in ensuring children’s