KARACHI: As many as 95 people, including 20 women, were wounded during aerial firing on the eve of Independence Day late Tuesday night, police, hospital, and rescue services officials said. Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed told Dawn that 95 people who were shot
The bright future of any society is always associated with its upcoming generation. Children are the future prosperity of any nation as they are productive workers of tomorrow. The main objective of this study is to estimate the opportunities available for children
KARACHI: Amid growing concern over recurrent positive environmental samples from across the province and two confirmed polio cases, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah launched a major anti-polio campaign on August 14 targeting vulnerable children in Karachi’s 85 high-risk union committees. The campaign
Police on 12 August 2024 registered a dual murder case in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area following a shooting incident that occurred two days ago. The case, filed at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station, included charges of murder and attempted murder. The complaint was 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
A man and a woman were gunned down in a firing incident in Baldia Town in the early hours of 10 August 2024. Police said the incident took place at a house near the Jungle School within the limits of the Ittehad
KARACHI: Police on the 9th of August arrested a 40-year-old man and booked him on suspicion of digging up the grave of a recently-buried woman and sexually abusing the corpse, in a Korangi graveyard. Awami Colony police registered a case against the
The 2023 Census conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released its complete report in July 2024 indicates that the total population of Pakistan is 240 million out of which the population of children under 18 is 112 Million (47% of the
Sindh Environment Minister Dost Muhammad Rahimoon has said the fast-diminishing farmlands near urban centres due to their conversion into gated housing societies have posed serious threats to Pakistan’s food security. He stated this while speaking as the chief guest at a conference
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 8 August directed the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) to establish 300 digital ‘microschools’ to enroll 300,000 out-of-school children and hire over 600 female learning facilitators and approved Rs800 million for the purpose. He gave