KARACHI: Teachers representing the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (Fapuasa) on 15th January announced that they would suspend teaching activities on all campuses across the province from 16th January (today) in protest over several government decisions including a plan
LARKANA: A special secretary of the education department on 15th January began a probe into reports of open sales in the town’s markets of textbooks published by the Sindh Textbook Board for free distribution in government schools. Special Secretary (admin, coordination &
KARACHI: While police have failed to recover a minor boy kidnapped over a week ago in North Karachi, the kidnapping of two more children has sent ripples of concern among people, forcing the Sindh chief minister to order police to take practical
HYDERABAD: Speakers at the concluding session of a workshop here on 14th January discussed key legal protections, human rights mechanisms and enforcement strategies to promote equitable treatment for minorities. The workshop was aimed at enhancing capacity of Sindh government officials to safeguard
KARACHI: Three young men engaged in an online business of carpet/sofa cleaning in the metropolis were lured to Ghotki on the pretext of work and kidnapped by riverine (katcha) area gangs, it emerged on 14th January. Investigators identified the kidnapped victims as
A 28-year-old man was killed and buried by his stepfather after a domestic dispute in Ahsanabad. The body of the victim, identified as Asad, was discovered late on 12-January-2025 night or early on 13-January-2025 morning in a house located in Noor Muhammad
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has lauded the Sindh government for its remarkable achievement of reducing infant mortality in the province to 2.9 percent, compared to the national average of 5.4 percent. Bilawal expressed pride in the accomplishments
KARACHI: More than a hundred couples started a brand new chapter in their lives as they entered the sacred union of matrimony during the 18th Combined Marriages Programme held under the patronage of the Pakistan Hindu Council and Prem Nagar, a multi-sectoral
KARACHI: For the protection of human rights, various official organizations are working in Sindh, among which the Sindh Human Rights Commission, Sindh Commission for the Status of Women and the Sindh Child Protection Authority are at the top. However, none of these
KARACHI: In view of the growing incidents of falling and drowning in open manholes, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation has implemented a procedure to install covers within 12 to 24 hours. A spokesman for the utility said that new Standard Operational