The Keamari Investigation police on 16 July 2024 claimed to have safely recovered two abducted teenage sisters and arrested a cleric involved in their kidnapping. SSP Faizan Ali of the Keamari police praised the Shershah police for solving the case of the
SUKKUR: A woman doused herself and her young daughter with petrol and was about to torch both of them in front of the Khairpur SSP office on 10 July 2024, but police officials rushed to stop her from committing self-immolation. Shabana Kalhoro
KARACHI: A study, co-authored by researchers from three countries, has discovered the presence of second-hand smoke in an alarming 95 percent of children in Pakistan and Bangladesh, putting them at an increased risk of respiratory tract infections and, in cases of babies
KARACHI: Lack of community participation and negative parental attitudes remain major challenges in the fight against polio, experts shared on 9 July 2024 as the recently launched city-wide special immunisation campaign entered its last phase. According to officials, the campaign, which will
DADU: A woman and her three children were hospitalized in serious condition after the mother reportedly fed her children poisoned food and then attempted to kill herself by swallowing the leftovers in Labour Colony, Kotri SITE, on Tuesday. Luckily, all the victims
The Sindh Human Rights Commission has taken suo moto notice of a news report published in different newspapers, regarding the death of a 25-year-old woman, her six-year-old daughter, and her two-year-old son. The commission has directed SSP Keamari to conduct a thorough
Tech Platforms Used by Online Child sexual abuse offenders is a study released by Helsinki-based child rights NGO which provides alarming insights into the technology platforms frequently used by online child sexual abuse offenders. The research involved surveying over 30,000 active offenders
KARACHI: While presenting the Sindh budget for financial year 2024-25 on Friday, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that Rs454 billion was set aside for the education sector against the last year’s budget of Rs334bn. It represents 25 per cent of
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan`s (HRCP) annual report on the State of Human Rights in 2023, launched at the Karachi Press Club on 13 June 2024 details the deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh, particularly the marked increase in
KARACHI: As countries observe World Day Against Child Labour on Wednesday (today), government officials, rights activists, members of civil society and other stakeholders asked the government and employers on Tuesday to take collective measures to eliminate the menace of child labour from