The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the bail application of a man in a sexual assault case. Applicant Mohammad Maroof had been arrested by the Tipu Sultan police for allegedly molesting an underage girl with a mental disability. According to the
The Sindh women development department will soon launch an e-commerce website and mobile phone application to enable craftswomen and female artisans from rural and deprived areas of the province to connect with prospective buyers in the international market. Sindh Women Development Minister
HYDERABAD: During a solar panels distribution ceremony at the Rawal House in Tandojam on 01-March-2025, senior Sindh minister Sharjeel Inam Memon congratulated Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah for implementing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s vision of providing solar
ISLAMABAD: A civil society organisation in a report has highlighted the concerning scale of gender-based violence (GBV) and the extremely low conviction rates in Pakistan, emphasising the need for urgent reforms in law enforcement and judicial systems. The report ‘Mapping Gender-Based Violence
Noting that frequent traffic accidents reflected failure of the authorities concerned to regulate heavy traffic, a sessions court on 28-February-2025 revoked the interim pre-arrest bail of a dumper driver accused of running over and killing three young motorcyclists in Korangi. Saeed Umar
SUKKUR: Speakers at a women’s conference held in Ghotki on 27th February said that upper Sindh districts of Ghotki, Kandhkot-Kashmore, Jacobabad and Shikarpur have become killing fields for women and demanded an end to the dark and oppressive traditions imposed on them.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 27-February-2025 chaired the provincial cabinet’s meeting that took several decisions, including the provision of 1,000 pink electric motorcycles among women and operation of double-decker buses on Sharea Faisal. The cabinet also allowed the
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), under the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development, organised a seminar titled “Environmental Governance and Sustainability Challenges in Sindh” at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. The event was attended by guests, prominent environmental experts, industrialists,
KARACHI: More than 41,800 children were denied polio vaccine by their parents in the metropolis when health workers visited their homes during the current year, it emerged on 25th February. The provincial data showed that Sindh has reported 42,999 refusal cases this year
Funds raised to reduce the risk and impact of floods, droughts have been spent on rehabilitation works Launched in 2016 with the support of the World Bank, the Sindh Resilience Project had aimed to reduce the risk and impact of floods and