KARACHI: A sessions court on 24th February sentenced four peddlers, including an underage boy, to 14 years in prison for possessing over 20kg of drugs. Additional District and Sessions Judge (West) Aurangzeb Shah found a car driver, Muhammad Saleem, and three passengers
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has signed a $5 million agreement with the European Union through the Sindh Peoples Housing for Flood Affected (SPHF) for poverty alleviation and inclusive rural development. In collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
In this first phase, 562,163 children under the age of five will receive the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) KARACHI. The Sindh Government, in collaboration with its partners, has launched a targeted polio vaccination campaign. The first phase, which begins today (Saturday) will
Pakistan’s prison system is at a breaking point, with over 102,000 inmates crammed into overcrowded, under-resourced facilities. Prison conditions in Pakistan fall significantly short of international standards, with inmates facing numerous systemic challenges, including severe overcrowding, unhygienic living conditions, insufficient access to clean
ISLAMABAD: The country has reported its third wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025, with the latest victim being a 54-month-old girl from Ratodhero tehsil in Larkana district. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health
A three-year-old boy on 22-February-2025 lost his life after falling into a manhole in Surjani Town’s Hasan Brohi Goth. The child, identified as Asadullah, son of Faisal, was rushed to hospital but was later confirmed dead. According to the child’s father, Faisal,
On February 8, a police party visited a residence on Khayaban-i-Momin, a secure and serene part of Karachi’s upscale Defence locality. They were there to find out about the whereabouts of a 23-year-old who had been missing for over a month. But instead of
A delegation from Toronto Metropolitan University met with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, where both the Sindh government and the university agreed to enhance educational partnerships. Officials said the meeting and conference were attended by Secretary Universities and Boards Abbas Baloch,
KARACHI: A two-day 3rd Global Conference on Research in Education and Social Sciences (GCoRESS) 2025 that commenced on 21st February saw some interesting panel discussions, presentations and talks about education, parenting, language and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The event was organised by SZABIST
The provincial education minister, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, on 21-February-2025 ordered taking action against permanently absent teachers (around 5,000) and dismissing them if they fail to report back. Officials said an annual review meeting, chaired by Sindh Minister for Education and Mines