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Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking system in educational boards to improve the quality of education in the province. The announcement was made by the Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at a ceremony organised by the All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association at Bahria Auditorium, Karsaz, Karachi, to mark World…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a safer, progressive Pakistan KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children.…

Mirpurkhas BISE Scandal Widens

MIRPURKHAS: HYDERABAD The multi-billion-rupee corruption scandal at the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Mirpurkhas, appears to be engulfing more officials as the Anti-Corruption Establishment widens the scope of its investigation. The ACE Mirpurkhas has summoned five officials – including a deputy secretary of the Sindh Universities and Boards…
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Measles Claims Third Child’s Life in Naudero in Three Days

LARKANA: A five-year-old boy has died from measles in a village near Naudero, bringing the total number of measles-related deaths in the area to three within just three days. The deceased, Ali Abbas, son of Noor Muhammad Soomro, was a resident of Nau Gath on the outskirts of Naudero. The…
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Exam Paper Leak

Another exam paper scandal has surfaced in Karachi in which individuals running multiple WhatsApp groups, monetising access to Matric and Intermediate papers, were arrested. Such incidents have, for the umpteenth time, exposed how examination systems in Pakistan are designed, managed, and ultimately compromised. The details matter. Organised groups were selling…
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Man Jailed for 14 Years in Boy’s Rape Case in Karachi

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison in a case pertaining to sexually assaulting a minor boy within the jurisdiction of the Sukhan police station. The additional district and sessions judge (Malir) found Sher Ali guilty for committing rape with a six-year-old boy in…
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Call for Enforcing Infection Control Protocols amid HIV, Mpox Surge

• Health experts say between 2010 and 2024, AIDS-related deaths in Pakistan increased 6.4-fold, rising from 2,200 to 14,000 annually • New HIV diagnoses in Larkana exceeded 2,000 • Doctors stress need for using disposable syringes KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over the recurring healthcare-associated disease outbreaks in the country, experts…
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Addressing OOSC

A highly ambitious plan to enrol half of the 25.1 million out-of-school children in Pakistan by 2030 has just been undertaken by the Sindh government in collaboration with UNICEF. The move aims to tackle larger issues such as poverty, child labour, gender discrimination and access to education over the next…
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Karachi Records Dramatic Increase in paediatric HIV Cases

• 159 patients admitted to three city hospitals this year • Majority of them contracted the incurable virus due to ‘unsafe healthcare practices’ • Alarm raised over lack of basic infection control protocols in hospitals KARACHI: Three hospitals in Karachi have recorded a dramatic increase in the number of paediatric…
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