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
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 5 July conducted a meeting on the dangers of narcotics and ordered the strengthening of the provincial narcotics wing to control the drug menace. Officials said the government had decided to strengthen the Excise
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
KARACHI: A man brought the body of his three-year-old daughter to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities on Wednesday evening, police said. The man, identified as Shahzad, told the police that the body was handed over to him by his estranged
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