KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday ordered a high-level inquiry into irregularities in all educational boards across the province and allowed extra marks to thousands of students who had appeared in first year exam conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) last
KARACHI: The body of a missing girl was found floating in the Lyari river near Liaquatabad on April 16 and an autopsy found that she was subjected to a sexual assault. Police said that it appeared that the girl was kidnapped, raped
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
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 09-April-2025 presided over a joint meeting with the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) administration and Trade Union and announced that his government would take over the hospitals, schools and colleges associated with the Steel Mills
Students were forced to complete their papers in sweltering conditions, with no access to fans or lighting. Prolonged power load shedding has disrupted matriculation exams across Karachi, leaving students and invigilators to endure stifling heat and inadequate lighting in examination halls, local media
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
A road accident near the Mauripur Chawal Godown claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy on 08-April-2025. The incident occurred when a trailer struck the child while he was crossing the road. The boy’s body was taken to the hospital for necessary
The Hamdard Foundation Pakistan (HFP) and Hamdard Public School (HPS) organized an online International Children Health Conference on 07-April-2025 to commemorate International Health Day, focusing on the WHO’s theme for this year: “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.” The conference, which brought together young
HYDERABAD: On the directive of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, over 5 million sets of textbooks are being prepared for the 2025-26 academic year. The Sindh Textbook Board, Jamshoro (STBB) has begun the process of distributing curriculum books for 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