The Sindh government on 28-March-2025 decided to establish 500 non-formal education centres to enrol 15,000 out of school children. These children are from underprivileged areas and will be helped to complete primary education within 30 months through the non-formal education system. Officials
From a gated community for her Zoroastrian faith in Pakistan’s megacity Karachi, 22-year-old Elisha Amra has waved goodbye to many friends migrating abroad as the ancient Parsi community dwindles. Soon the film student hopes to join them — becoming one more loss
A speeding heavy trailer caused another fatal accident in the city, killing a young motorcyclist and severely injuring another near Northern Bypass in Surjani Town. According to police, the accident occurred near Attock Pump Check Post on Northern Bypass late on Wednesday,
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on 27-March-2025 wrote to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to urge him to take notice of the rising cases of fatal traffic accidents in Karachi. Tessori said in his letter that he sought to bring to
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad, the second largest city of the province, continues to struggle to eradicate poliovirus as its environmental sample remained positive for the month of March once again, throwing yet another challenge to health and administration officials. Last year, Hyderabad had reported
A speeding car on Sharae Faisal ploughed into a man and his wife sitting on a footpath for Iftar on March 26, resulting in their immediate death. The tragic accident occurred on 26-March-2025 night near the PAF Base Faisal when a speeding
How the birth of child helped the victim bring her tormentor to justice KARACHI: Some crimes are too disturbing, too sickening, and too sinister to be believable. One such crime involving interfamilial sex abuse came to light last week when a man
Water tankers, dumpers and trailers continue to barrel down the city’s roads with little regard for human life. Enraged by yet another preventable tragedy, onlookers pelted the water tanker with stones, broke its windows, and beat the driver before handing him over
ISLAMABAD: Senior child specialists from the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) Karachi on 25-March-2025 urged the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) to approve the establishment of Pakistan’s first human milk bank, rebranded as the “Mothers Milk Registry,” to save
A speeding water tanker killed three members of a family in the Malir Halt area on 24-March-2025, adding to the growing concern over road safety in Karachi, where 214 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents in less than three months,