In a celebration of World Children’s Day, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 23-November-2024 led an awareness walk with children, parents, community leaders, NGO representatives and government officials aimed at emphasising the importance of children’s rights and the shared responsibility
SUKKUR: Speakers at a seminar at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, on 21st November warned against irreparable harms of cousin marriage and said it could lead to genetic disorders, including thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome and visual and hearing impairment. A statement
• Murad orders action against concerned DCs, SSPs and health officers • Officials say around 69pc of 10.6m children under five in the province are fully immunised • Six Sindh districts performed poorly during the October campaign, meeting told KARACHI: Over 43,000
KARACHI: In collaboration with international partners, the Sindh government launched a major vaccination campaign on 19th November for the children who missed their immunisation doses during Covid-19. The ‘Big Catch-up’ initiative will cover two million children – defaulters as well as zero-dose
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but also “our greatest allies in creating a sustainable future”. He was speaking at the United
KARACHI: The Sindh People’s Housing Foundation (SPHF) has completed the construction of more than 300,000 houses, the government announced on 15th November. According to a statement, 810,000 houses are in various stages of completion as part of the “world’s largest housing project”.
KARACHI: Children from across Pakistan came together to speak up for their rights at a World Children’s Day commemoration held at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, asking decision-makers to translate their commitments on child rights and climate change into reality. Talented
Currently, 20 districts in Sindh are affected by poliovirus, with 13 confirmed polio cases in the province. However, the Sindh government remains fully committed to eradicating the virus, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah pledged on 12-November-2024. Recent data shows that
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on 11th November restrained the provincial authorities from finalising the tendering process for a multibillion-rupee project of reconstructing schools affected by floods in the province. A single-judge bench headed by Justice Mahmood A. Khan also issued
In 2023, Pakistan had approximately 26.2 million out-of-school children (OOSC) aged 5-16, up from 23 million due to the impacts of COVID-19 and severe floods. Non-Formal Education (NFE) has been critical in addressing this crisis through flexible and innovative learning models like