KARACHI: A man accused of molesting dozens of young girls was arrested on September 11, from Karachi’s neighbourhood, Qayyumabad in the remit of Defence Police Station. The area residents thrashed the man namely Shabbir Ahmed and handed him over to police. They
Seven people went missing after a rickshaw and two other vehicles were swept away in the swollen Konkar stream in Gadap Town late on Tuesday night. Police arrived at the scene immediately after the incident and called in rescue teams, but the
Sindh Minister for Education and Mineral Development Syed Sardar Ali Shah said on September 10 that due to the country’s rapidly growing population, resolving issues within the available resources is becoming an increasing challenge. He highlighted that every year 1.2 million children
Karachi was lashed by heavy downpours as the second wave of monsoon rains hit the city, with Surjani Town receiving the highest rainfall at 129.8mm over the past 24 hours. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Gulshan-e-Maymar (Jamia Rasheed) recorded 93.1mm,
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, education experts emphasized that to address the issue of out-of-school children, the country must promote non-formal and informal modes of learning alongside the traditional education system. This, they said, would enable children deprived of education
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted bail to a man and his wife who were arrested for allegedly burning their teenage maid with an electric iron at their home. The couple, identified as Shahroz Muhammad Ali and Kanwal, were arrested on
Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has said that without doctors and engineers, life in this world would be impossible, as humanity would be reduced to living like animals. Speaking at a seminar and health carnival organised by Dr Shireen Bhutta Centre
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched the second phase of the English as a Subject for Teachers & Educators (EaSTE-II) programme on September 3 in collaboration with the British Council. “This initiative is hailed as a landmark effort aimed at
Karachi: A sessions court has sentenced a school van driver to 14-year imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl. Owais Khan, the driver of a school van, was found guilty of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl while she was alone in the
The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) police on September 3 recovered 10 abducted children from different parts of Karachi and arrested three suspects involved in the kidnappings. According to an AVCC spokesperson, the Sindh Inspector General of Police had tasked the unit on