The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on 11-September-2024 said that monsoon floods in Sindh had forced thousands of children out of school, as Pakistan struggled with recurring extreme weather events disrupting education and putting young lives at risk. “Children in
HYDERABAD: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho has warned people that poliovirus has been spreading vigorously across this province. “Vaccination is the only way to protect your children. Two drops of polio vaccine can save your children from lifetime disability,” she said,
HYDERABAD: Two young siblings tragically lost their lives, and several others were left unconscious after consuming food contaminated with pesticide in Sehwan, Jamshoro district, on 05-September-2024. According to police reports, three-year-old Sitabi Channa died shortly after eating food at her family’s home
Three new sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) relating to abduction and rape of a child, and disappearance of evidence were included by the investigation officer (IO) of the minor girl’s gang rape and murder case. IO Shama brought two suspects
The Sindh Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance against the alarming surge in child marriages in District Dadu Sindh Province.SHRC issued letters to ascertain the factors in the surge of child marriages to the Director General of the Sindh Child Protection Authority
HYDERABAD: A man accused of killing a child, 10-year-old Tahir Mallah, at his agricultural field on August 3 escaped from the District and Sessions Court following the cancellation of his interim bail. The accused, Agha Zubair Pathan, appeared before the court on
A sessions court on 27 August 2024 awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping a 13-year-old girl. Umar Farooq was found guilty of assaulting his wife’s niece multiple times at his house in Baldia Town last year. Additional Sessions Judge (West)
In 2023, the Human Welfare Association (HWA) observed ongoing legal setbacks for peasants and rural workers in Sindh. The Government of Sindh (GoS) did not withdraw its appeal against a 2019 Sindh High Court (SHC) ruling that had overturned regressive tenancy laws,
KARACHI: The body of a minor girl, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found near a garbage dump in the Lucky Star area on 25 August and doctors said she was murdered after being raped. The Saddar police said that the body
Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has praised the exceptional philanthropic support extended by the industrialists of the Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) in Karachi to ensure that the children of the labourers employed by them get quality school education. Ghani expressed these