KARACHI: Seven policemen were suspended after a “teenage boy” died under controversial circumstances in the custody of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of police, it emerged on Friday. While the police claimed that Muhammad Irfan died of heart attack, his relatives alleged
SUKKUR: The Additional Sessions Judge-I of Ghotki has sentenced three men to death after they were found guilty of brutally killing a 22-year-old woman of their community last year. According to the prosecution, the accused — Noor Hassan, Bashir Ahmed and Imam
Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Asif Haider Shah on October 23 chaired an emergency meeting at his office to review the province’s dengue situation and directed concerned departments to take immediate preventive and control measures against the rising number of cases. Officials said
The Board of Secondary Education Karachi is facing criticism for its “outdated and unprofessional practices” following the release of Class IX results for the Science and General groups. Over 175,000 students are left in a state of confusion and distress, as BSEK has
Islamabad:The provincial governments of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh have pledged to continue reforms on addressing child marriage, birth registration, child protection, gender-based violence (GBV) and social inclusion. The UK’s Aawaz II programme, which started in 2017, has supported pilots such as
• Sepa finds four out of six filtration plants supplying unsafe water to citizens • Chlorination effective against poliovirus amid rising cases of crippling disease • HW&SC chief says they are supplying disinfectants to filtration plants HYDERABAD: A recent analysis of water
Pakistan is losing an estimated Rs35 billion to Rs50 billion every year due to non-evidence-based prescribing and unethical marketing of medicines, a practice that is not only draining the country’s healthcare resources but also fuelling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and eroding global trust
KARACHI: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three suspects for allegedly killing three transgender persons on the outskirts of the city last month. The Memon Goth police, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid and apprehended Sikander, Sohail and Sikander Ali.
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on October 22 remanded a man in police custody in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of his two daughters in Block-G of North Nazimabad. The investigating officer (IO) produced the suspect, Akbar Sattar, before Judicial Magistrate
KARACHI: Students and faculty of DHA Suffa University organised a walk and seminar on the campus to raise awareness on mental well-being. University’s Vice Chancellor Dr Ahmed Saeed Minhas and Registrar Zahid ul Hassan led the walk. Speakers at the seminar, held