KARACHI: A teenage boy reportedly died of heatstroke as temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius mark in parts of the city on 30th May. The boy, aged around 15 years, was brought dead to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from Moachko.
HYDERABAD: Police arrested a man a few hours after he attempted to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in the Pinyari police limits of the city two days ago. After the incident, the mother of the minor girl had contacted the Pinyari police
In a horrifying incident of domestic abuse, a man subjected his two minor stepdaughters to torture in the Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony area of North Karachi and fled the scene. The girls were severely injured after they were brutally beaten up by
KARACHI: A public-private child health initiative launched in the city’s urban slums over two years ago has seen significant improvements in the nutrition and immunisation status of children, presenting a roadmap for scaling up the model in other parts of the province,
The Pakistan Eye Bank Society (PEBS), in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Heidelberg Schloss, launched a ‘School Eye Clinic’ project on 27-May-2025 to screen as many as 60,000 schoolchildren. German Consul General in Karachi Dr Rudiger Lotz inaugurated the project at
KARACHI: Two sisters were subjected to a sexual assault in their home in North Karachi, police and doctors said on 27th May. Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed told Dawn that both the girls, aged 15 and 8, were brought to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil
The death of a ten-year-old girl in a crossfire between robbers and a citizen on 27-May-2025 sparked widespread outrage and protests in Korangi. The victim, Arfa, daughter of Waqar, was shot during a crossfire that erupted when two armed assailants attempted to
Says eradication of the crippling disease moral duty, national emergency KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has made a strong and urgent appeal to all elected representatives – including members of the national assembly, provincial assembly, and local government bodies
A newly constructed, state-of-the-art school building in Malir District stands as a shining example of an effective public-private partnership aimed at delivering quality education to underserved children in rural areas. The project, spearheaded by the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT), was completed
In a decisive move to curb the resurgence of poliovirus, the Sindh health department in collaboration with the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Sindh and national partners is set to commence a comprehensive polio vaccination campaign from May 25 , May 26, with