Equitable property rights—especially the fair distribution of matrimonial assets—are essential for achieving gender equality within families and society. When women have access to and control over property, it enhances their autonomy, economic participation, and ability to support their families, leading to broader
In many parts of Pakistan, family laws continue to follow traditional interpretations that can unintentionally disadvantage women in areas like divorce, inheritance, and child custody. One key concern is the lack of a clear matrimonial property system, which means women may not
KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly on 6th May directed the provincial government to establish population welfare centres in all 1,600 union councils (UCs) across the province to control rising birth rate. The PAC meeting, presided over by
KARACHI: One in every four couples in Pakistan today is struggling with infertility, a major cause of which is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) that affects around 52 per cent of women of reproductive age in the country. The information was shared by
HYDERABAD: An academic review of all the malignancies registered at the Hyderabad Cancer Registry (HCR) for a period of four years has shown the oral, prostate and urinary bladder as the most common cancers in males, while a majority of females suffered
KARACHI: Students across the megalopolis took a significant step towards their academic goals as the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) launched the annual Intermediate examinations 2025 on Monday. The morning shift featured Mathematics Paper-I (for failures) for Pre-Engineering students. Chairman of
Boy dies, parents sustain injuries when dumper crushes their bike KARACHI: A 10-year-old boy, Samamah, lost his life, while his father, Rizwan, 35, and mother, Laraib, 30, sustained injuries when a speeding dumper truck hit the motorcycle they were riding, under the
A model court has sentenced a woman and her friend to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband in 2017. Fouzia and Talha were found guilty of strangling her husband Allauddin to death at their house within the limits of the
The Sindh government on 05-May-2025 issued five separate notifications to ban the use of plastic bags, the dumping of debris in public spaces, and the cutting of roads and footpaths, to declare examination centres as restricted areas, and to announce the closure
Amidst the city’s endless water crisis, speeding heavy vehicles continue to claim lives KARACHI: Karachi’s artificial water crisis has been the talk of the town since years. With an expanding urban population and a limited availability of water, more and more citizens