• Local political activists put their heads together after first case of infection confirmed in 18-month-old girl • Over 15 HIV cases found after Valika Hospital administration persuaded to screen children treated there • Govt official says health dept ‘focusing’ on treatment
KARACHI: Three more patients, including two women, died of dengue in the province, raising the total death toll to 36 this year, the Sindh health department said. It said that a 50-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman passed away in Hyderabad, while
KARACHI: The Sindh Health Care Commission (SHCC) has permanently sealed Shah Medical Centre in North Nazimabad after repeated violations, including the illegal operation of the hospital, endangering critically ill patients, and attacking government officials enforcing prior closure orders. The move comes two
KARACHI: A teenage boy died by suicide in a Saddar locality on November 14, police said. Preedy SHO Ayub Mirani said that Shoaib, 16, ended his own life by shooting himself at his home on Akbar Road near DC Street. He said
HYDERABAD: The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has issued show-cause notices to headmasters of 15 government schools in Hyderabad, demanding explanations for alleged misuse of school-specific budget (SSB) funds during the current fiscal year 2025-26, up to October 30, 2025. The
Sindh’s educational boards are set to recieve e-marking, scanning, and QR code software for matriculation and intermediate examinations. The official launch of e-marking system will take place on December 4 in Karachi, where heads of 29 educational boards from across the country
Floods Cause Over 1,000 Deaths and Widespread Damage Across Pakistan, NA Told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that recent floods and urban flooding across Pakistan caused: 1,037 deaths 1,067 injuries 229,763 damaged houses 22,841 livestock
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said education remains the foundation of the province’s future and his government is investing heavily in schools and colleges so that every child, boy or girl, has access to a safe, modern and inclusive
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) has overturned the life imprisonment handed down to a seminary student in the murder case of his classmate by extending to him the benefit of doubt. The apex court observed that the prosecution’s case, which rested wholly
HYDERABAD: A divorcee employed at a barber shop has turned out to be the suspect who has allegedly kidnapped, raped, and killed a seven-year-old schoolgirl in Mirpurkhas district in connivance with one more hitherto undisclosed suspect. SSP Mirpurkhas Sumair Noor Channa on