• SSWMB chief says city produces 14,800 tonnes of garbage daily • Provincial capital accounts for 25pc of country’s total recyclable plastic waste, seminar told • Operation of first biogas plant in Clifton to begin from 15th KARACHI: Highlighting the gravity of
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case of rape of a 12-year-old girl. The court found Syed Muhammad Ali Abdi, alias Mobi, guilty of subjecting his minor neighbour to a sexual assault in Gulbahar in
KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl died of dengue fever at a private hospital on December 4, the provincial health department stated. Official data shows that the girl, hailing from Gwadar, passed away the same day she was admitted to the hospital. Currently, according
KARACHI: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Chairperson Ume Laila Azhar led a delegation that visited women’s and juvenile jails in Karachi on December 4. The delegation assessed delays in dispensing justice and reviewed the ongoing prison reform initiatives. The
THE lidless manholes in Karachi lay bare the failure of the city administration to provide even the bare necessities of daily living to residents. This week, a regular shopping trip left another family scarred for life. A manhole near Nipa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal
KARACHI: A student of a madressah located near Ghaghar Phatak in Steel Town was allegedly kidnapped by Katcha-based dacoits, according to a complaint filed with the SSP Malir office. The complainant, Mufti Syed Abdul Haq Shah, stated that the student, Saleem Khan,
Sindh’s Minister for Universities and Boards, Ismail Rahoo, has announced that the province will formally adopt an e-marking system to ensure transparent and efficient examinations, saying the move will significantly reduce delays in the preparation of results. Speaking at a meeting of
Even the tragic death of a toddler in an open sewer in NIPA failed to jolt civic authorities out of their apathy, as little to no action has been taken to prevent such fatal incidents in the future. On December 4, another
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Religious Affairs Kesoo Mal Kheal Das on December 4 informed the Senate that the Sindh government had taken prompt notice of the reported incident at Mirpur Sakro Girls High School involving allegations of pressuring non-Muslim students to
• PSQCA finds formalin and phosphate in samples • Commissioner says Rs220 per litre milk price was fixed on Nov 27 and retailers strictly told to ensure quality KARACHI: The city commissioner has informed the Sindh High Court that all milk samples