• Affectees say despite court orders, rent payments not been made since Dec 2023 • Allege govt officials demand bribe for issuing cheques, moving files ahead • Plots pledged by govt years ago still not provided, they lament • Argue construction cost
KARACHI: A senior civil judge has directed the owner of a garbage truck and its driver to jointly pay a total of Rs42.7 million in compensation to the legal heirs of a 31-year-old man, who died after his motorcycle was crushed by
ISLAMABAD: The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) on October 31 released its latest Domestic Violence Factsheet for Sindh, highlighting low convictions despite rising reports in the first six months of the current year. The factsheet was compiled through data received via the
KARACHI: Experts at a seminar at Karachi University (KU) on October 30 underscored the need for a meaningful shift towards natural and preventive healthcare approaches to tackle alarming increase in heart disease in Pakistan, especially amongst the youth. The event was jointly
OVER the past two decades, Pakistan has faced several HIV eruptions and the ignominy of ranking second among nations with the sharpest rise in HIV cases in the Asia-Pacific region. Sadly, not even the scale of the crisis has spurred the government
KARACHI: A sessions court declined a bail plea of a teacher in a case pertaining to raping a 13-year-old boy on the roof of an academy located in District Central. The suspect had filed an application before Additional District and Session Judge
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has observed that criminal networks are exploiting children, often through poverty, lack of education or coercion, and that stronger child protection laws and rehabilitation programmes are needed to combat it. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice
The Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–23, based on data from nearly 57,000 households across 29 districts, provides a detailed view of children’s living conditions, schooling, and work. It finds that only two-thirds of children aged 5–17 attend school, with significant gender and
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said at the launch of the Sindh Job Portal (SJP) said on Tuesday that in line with Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s slogan “Benazir Aaie hae – Rozgar laie hae” (Benazir has come – she has
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over growing numbers of measles’ cases these days, especially in Karachi, health experts at an event held on Tuesday urged parents to get their children protected against the highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection — which has claimed