WOMEN make up only two percent of the police force across Pakistan. Considering they constitute around half of the total population, this stark underrepresentation highlights a significant gender disparity in the country’s law enforcement. A 2024 report by the Social Development Organisation
KARACHI: On the occasion of the ‘International Day of Peasant Struggles’, the Hari Welfare Association (HWA) has demanded immediate land reforms to distribute lands among landless farmers in Sindh. It said in a statement issued on 17th April that millions of acres
LAST year, the Supreme Court of Pakistan affirmed that a woman is entitled to dissolve her marriage on the grounds that her husband, without her permission, married another woman. Recently, the Council of Islamic Ideology released a statement rejecting this decision, asserting that it
The Punjab government’s recent decision to provide vocational training to transgender individuals marks a significant step towards inclusivity and empowerment for a community that, despite notable legislative progress, remains on the fringes of society. The initiative recognises the unique challenges faced by
LAST week in Islamabad, something rare happened. Judges, police officers, prosecutors, lawyers, policymakers, and rights experts gathered: not in the usual posture of mutual suspicion or institutional self-preservation, but in a shared moment of reckoning. Hosted by the National Commission for Human
KARACHI: The annual exams for grades IX and X conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) were marred by inadequate facilities and a lack of proper arrangements. Students had to sit on mats under the open sky due to a
According to a recent report, Pakistan is among the world’s most dangerous places to give birth. The state’s abject failure to provide adequate facilities for pregnant women is a major reason why 11,000 cases of maternal deaths occurred in 2023 alone. The
Despite the passage of 12 years, the law to prevent the genetic blood disorder could not be implemented KARACHI: A stitch in time saves nine. The true meaning of this saying would be best understood by the hapless parents of children with
No other province in Pakistan suffers this scale of examination mismanagement year after year. As the examination season begins, chaos and confusion once again take center stage – thanks to the staggering incompetence of Sindh’s examination boards. With the first paper set
No parking space is designated within state buildings for persons with disabilities KARACHI: Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is home to dozens of buildings of the federal and provincial governments alongside those of various government agencies, yet most of these buildings do