KARACHI: While a regular passenger might enjoy the thrill of jumping onto a crowded train just in time for departure, for a differently-abled person stuck on a wheelchair, boarding a train is anything but fun especially when travelling through Pakistan Railways, where
KARACHI: Amid growing concern over recurrent positive environmental samples from across the province and two confirmed polio cases, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah launched a major anti-polio campaign on August 14 targeting vulnerable children in Karachi’s 85 high-risk union committees. The campaign
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Monday that the provincial government was increasing the number of rehabilitation centres for drug addicts in Sindh. At a press conference, he said that currently, there was a capacity to accommodate 400 people in
Amid an already delayed academic session, the Urdu Bazaar Traders Association has highlighted concerns about a significant scarcity of textbooks on the market. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, association executives Sajid Yousuf, Hussain Abbas, Ali Muhammad Awan, Nadeem Akhter, and
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at the Karachi airport on 12 August between the Local Councils Association Sindh (LCAS) and the Aircraft Sales & Services Limited (ASSL) for launching a free air ambulance service for emergency evacuation of patients from
Police on 12 August 2024 registered a dual murder case in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area following a shooting incident that occurred two days ago. The case, filed at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station, included charges of murder and attempted murder. The complaint was lodged
The research investigates the impact of digitalization and automation on women’s employment in Pakistan, revealing that women constitute only 22% of the labor force, with a staggering 67.2% employed in agriculture. It highlights significant gender disparities, noting that urban women have a
Equal rights as stipulated by the Constitution must be upheld, and the state should ensure the protection of all places of worship and the life and property of people living in smaller communities. The ‘Minority Rights March’ held at historic Frere Hall
A man and a woman were gunned down in a firing incident in Baldia Town in the early hours of 10 August 2024. Police said the incident took place at a house near the Jungle School within the limits of the Ittehad
KARACHI: Police on the 9th of August arrested a 40-year-old man and booked him on suspicion of digging up the grave of a recently-buried woman and sexually abusing the corpse, in a Korangi graveyard. Awami Colony police registered a case against the