The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the provincial social welfare department, Pakistan Federation of Business Women Organization and others on a petition against misusing the retired women hostel’s premises in Clifton for unauthorised commercial purposes. The petitioner, Zar Nigar,
KARACHI: The German Consulate General Karachi organised an ‘active symposium’ at a local hotel here on 12th July to launch ‘StrongHer’— an initiative by the Goethe-Institute Pakistan in collaboration with Matrix Fit Pakistan — to celebrate and explore the many dimensions of
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over the escalating violence against women, especially female healthcare providers, experts representing the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) on 12th July demanded that the government bring the perpetrators to justice and address systemic failures. “We strongly
A woman was shot dead in Orangi Town in what police suspect to be an incident of ‘honour’ killing. The murder took place in Orangi Town’s Qasba MPR Colony. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Sonia, wife of Rehmatullah. Her body was
MIRPURKHAS: A mother of three children was axed to death allegedly by her husband at the village of Darelo Mori near Jhuddo town on 10th July. Reports reaching here said Farzana, 30, was washing clothes when her husband Ali Nawaz Korai, carrying
The Karachi Police on 4th July said they had arrested the primary suspect allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a girl in Ittehad Town. In a statement issued today, Keamari Senior Superintendent of Police Captain (retired) Faizan Ali said that the Ittehad
SUKKUR: The Sukkur IBA University, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs, and Crime (UNODC), National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and with funding from the European Union, concluded the final conference of the project titled “Prevention of Violent Extremism through
A judicial magistrate on 01-July-2025 sent a suspect to prison on judicial remand in a case pertaining to setting his wife on fire. The suspect, Rab Rakhio, has been booked by Saeedabad police on charge of attempted murder. The investigating officer produced
KARACHI: International donors and development agencies have formally committed to partnering with the Sindh government on its vital social protection programmes. This collaboration extends to critical areas, including funding, human resources, and technical assistance, signalling a significant boost for the province’s most
In a disturbing incident of domestic abuse, a 17-year-old, also the mother of a minor baby girl, was murdered in Karachi’s Afghan Basti allegedly by her own family members. The incident took place near Afghan Chowk within the limits of the Gulshan-e-Maymar