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
Water tankers, dumpers and trailers continue to barrel down the city’s roads with little regard for human life. Enraged by yet another preventable tragedy, onlookers pelted the water tanker with stones, broke its windows, and beat the driver before handing him over
Hindu Community shares joys in Holi marking spring, victory of good over evil BADIN/KARACHI: It’s the festival of good over evil. It’s the festival of welcoming spring. It’s the festival of triumph. It’s a festival for everyone. It’s the festival of colours.
PAKISTAN’S children in prison have often been treated like adult criminals. The Sindh government’s programme to educate 4,684 children of convicted prisoners in the province is a glimmer of light in a dark space. The scheme — an initiative of the education
THE last few years have seen a slow expansion of social assistance programmes in Pakistan. Among mainstream political parties, the PPP claims to embrace such programmes as a policy measure. In 2008, the PPP-led federal government introduced the first targeted cash transfer