KARACHI: Over 1.6 million children, between five and 17 years of age, in Sindh have been found to be trapped in child labour, revealed the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–2024. Conducted by the provincial labour department with technical support from Unicef and
Excessive underground water extraction has led to land subsidence, amplifying the risk of destructive earthquakes KARACHI: Amidst the city’s never ending water crisis, underground water boring has emerged as a crucial mode of supplying the survival necessity. However, the popular practice has
SUKKUR: The Sukkur IBA University, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs, and Crime (UNODC), National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and with funding from the European Union, concluded the final conference of the project titled “Prevention of Violent Extremism through
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country, saying the rights body faced series of “arbitrary, illegal and unjustified actions”. “In the past few months, HRCP has faced
A domestic dispute turned tragic in Orangi Town, where a father allegedly killed his 21-year-old son with a shovel following a heated argument over disobedience. The incident took place in Raja Tanveer Colony, where the accused, Abdul Ghaffar, was said to have
The Sindh government has announced launching a comprehensive crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking, prioritising the protection of youth and public safety. Officials said Pakistan President Asif Zardari had stressed urgent and coordinated action against narcotics as a key priority at the
A judicial magistrate on 01-July-2025 sent a suspect to prison on judicial remand in a case pertaining to setting his wife on fire. The suspect, Rab Rakhio, has been booked by Saeedabad police on charge of attempted murder. The investigating officer produced
Sindh has emerged as a national and global model in emergency cardiac care, where the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Karachi and its expanding network of 11 cardiac centres across the province are offering round-the-clock, completely free emergency angioplasty (Primary PCI)—having
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah said on 1st July that the education department had completed a large recruitment drive by hiring over 93,000 teachers, including 31,075 women, to ensure that no functional school remains closed due to a shortage
KARACHI: A model court on 30-June-2025 sentenced six policemen of the Jamshoro CIA to life imprisonment in a drug trafficking case. Constables Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Yaqoob, Aijaz Ali Mallah, Abdul Hameed, Rahib Hussain and Ahmed Nawaz were found guilty of trafficking 77