NAWABSHAH: Two policemen, along with three of their colleagues in uniform, barged into their sister’s house in Bagh Khan Zardari village near here on September 11 and killed her, her husband and her mother-in-law. Villagers alleged before journalists that Sharif Zardari, his
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on the threat of drug abuse in educational institutions on 11th September 2024 called for collective action from the government, educators, and parents to protect students and restore the integrity of learning environments. They expressed these views
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday expressed concerns over a rise in crimes against women and children in Sindh, with a zero per cent conviction rate in such crimes alarming the panel. In a meeting at Parliament House,
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,
KARACHI: A woman was found dead with torture marks on the face and neck, in a house in Sherpao Colony, Landhi area. The police reached the spot and shifted the body to Jinnah Hospital for post-mortem and detained the woman’s husband for
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger despite the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar called for urgent steps to unify efforts of the government, NGOs, and private sector to improve literacy as the literacy rate in Sindh particularly among rural women, trailed at just 51pc behind the overall national rate of
HYDERABAD: The recent moves to change the basic structure of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) through amendments to the Isa Act, 1992 have not gone down well with Sindh — the lower riparian province — in the Indus basin. The draft
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