More than 70 percent of around 350 drivers and travellers screened at a recent health camp on Pakistan’s motorways were unaware they had serious medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol — hidden threats that put them at significant risk
The Sindh government will fully support the proposal of handing over its school buildings to genuine and committed charities to ensure quality schooling to children from deprived families in the province, said Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. The planning & development and energy
Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts.
PAKISTAN’S children in prison have often been treated like adult criminals. The Sindh government’s programme to educate 4,684 children of convicted prisoners in the province is a glimmer of light in a dark space. The scheme — an initiative of the education
MITHI: In this desert town of Sindh, Hindus prepare meals for fasting Muslims, who in turn gather to welcome a Holi procession, a rare moment of religious solidarity in the Islamic nation. Discrimination against minorities runs deep in Muslim-majority Pakistan, but those
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on 14-March-2025 inaugurated an “I Work for Sindh” smartphone application, as part of a job portal developed by the Sindh Information Department, to help unemployed youth get jobs in the province. The inauguration ceremony,
The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony was held at the Central Jail Karachi. Over 10,000 children of inmates will be supported in their education from primary school to
KARACHI: The Sindh government has launched the “country’s first-ever” program to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony was held at the Karachi central prison and attended by Education Minister Sardar Ali Shah and Prisons Minister Hasan Ali
The Sindh Education Department has decided to block the IDs of 6,342 absentee teachers. The department has also decided to take disciplinary action against them. The education department’s letter states that with reference to the summary approval of the education minister, before
KARACHI: A local study recently published in an international journal highlights how community-driven incentives in rural areas can significantly increase breastfeeding, immunisation, and oral rehydration rates — three critical factors directly linked to child mortality in Pakistan. Published in The Lancet Global