The Sindh Home Department has decided to form a committee of MPAs and police officers to liaise with private schools and colleges for drug prevention. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by Faryal Talpur, chairperson of the
KARACHI: On the eve of World No-Tobacco Day, experts have highlighted the urgency to protect the youth from what they described as the “newer tobacco traps” and demanded a ban on these products within all educational institutions. Speaking at an awareness session
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.
The Sindh government has decided to increase from Rs25,000 to Rs50,000 the amount of its one-time need-cum-merit-based scholarship for deserving university students in the province from religious minorities. The decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the Sindh Non-Muslim
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
One of the suspects has been arrested after the registration of a case at the Jamshed Quarters police station against a family for harassing a female teacher of a private school. Police said the harassment incident took place inside a private school
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
A model court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of his brother in 2020. Asad Sohrab was found guilty of fatally stabbing his elder brother Qamar Sohrab at his shop in Quaidabad on September 20, 2020. Additional Sessions
KARACHI: The Sindh government has approved scholarships for 2,723 students pursuing higher education. The decision was made during a board meeting of the Sindh Education Endowment Fund Trust (SEEF), said a press release issued here on Tuesday. The scholarships, approved for the
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,