Over one million under-five children to be vaccinated against polio in three districts In Larkana, the anti-polio drive in Larkana district was kicked off on 16 December 2024 to vaccinate 480,000 children of up to five years of age. The health department
HYDERABAD: A rally was held here on 10 December 2024 under the aegis of the Society for the Protection of Rights of the Child (Sparc) in collaboration with the district administration to commemorate Human Rights Day. Speaking at the rally, an official
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed petitions of infant formula milk importers against vires of the Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Act 2023. The petitioners, Nutrico Morinaga and others, had submitted in the petitions that the
Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan, the convener of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR), has strongly condemned the alleged involvement of children in garbage collection in Karachi. Earlier this week, the Shah Faisal assistant commissioner raided an office of the Sindh Solid
MITHI: Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah on 6th December announced his government’s plans to establish science museums throughout the province. “This year has been declared the ‘Year of Science in Sindh’ in which science exhibitions will be planned in
KARACHI: A minor boy was killed and another wounded when people in a wedding ceremony resorted to firing into the air in Keamari on the evening of 6th December, police and rescue services said. Keamari SSP Faizan Ali told Dawn that five suspects were
In a heart-warming initiative, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah welcomed 22 children from the Karachi Down Syndrome Programme (KDSP) to the CM House. Organised on Shah’s invitation, the visit aimed to inspire the children, and offer them a unique and
NAWABSHAH: A girl, a student of class-VII allegedly killed herself in her home in Tando Adam town on 3rd November. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room. Her mother said that her daughter had been under immense
SUKKUR: A 14-year-old boy died in the aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in a village in Mirpurkhas district on 04-December-2024. According to details, the 14-year-old boy Rajesh s/o of Tirat Bheel was killed after being struck by a bullet during the
KARACHI: The province of Sindh has been declared “maternal and neonatal tetanus-free” by international experts. A debriefing session held on Monday at a local hotel was chaired by Sindh Health Secretary Rehan Iqbal Baloch and attended by officials from the federal directorate