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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.…

Inter Exams Put Off By Nine Days

Officials attribute the postponement to a change in XI results due to…

Man Burns Pregnant Wife, Two Minor Sons To Death

HYDERABAD: A pregnant woman and her two minor sons had died in…

Private Schools’ Associations Oppose Closure of Educational Institutions to Conserve Fuel in Karachi

KARACHI: Following the decision of the Sindh cabinet regarding the closure of schools and colleges for two weeks due to the ongoing fuel crisis, several private schools’ associations have shown their concern and disapproval of the energy conservation measures. The Private Schools’ Management Association (PSMA) has requested the Sindh government to take…

Govt Urged to Take Immediate Steps to Control Stray Dog Population

KARACHI: Sharing serious concern over the alarming increase in stray dog attacks across the province, which have resulted in injuries and loss of lives, speakers at a roundtable conference held on Monday called upon the government to carry out its constitutional duty of protecting human lives by taking immediate steps…

Five Years on, Govt School in Badin Village Remains Closed

BADIN: Residents of a coastal village in Badin district have expressed concern over the closure of a government primary school for the past five years, leaving local children without access to basic education. The Government Primary School located in the village of Sheikh Qarehio Bhandari, the last settlement of Union…

Teen Girls Found Dead

KARACHI: Two teenage girls were found dead in separate incidents in Keamari and Orangi Town. In the first incident, a 13-year-old girl was found dead at her home in Kachhi Para, Keamari. Police shifted the body to Civil Hospital with the help of Edhi volunteers. The deceased was identified as…

Minor Boy Dies after Mauling by Dogs

SUKKUR: A five-year-old boy died on Thursday after a pack of stray dogs mauled him near Gambat in Khairpur district. The boy identified as Sameer Hattar was rushed to the hospital covered in blood, but he could not survive and succumbed to his injuries. Locals lamented that stray dogs roamed…

Child Marriage Awareness Campaign Launched

KARACHI: SOC Films and the Legal Aid Society (LAS) have signed a two-year agreement to launch a comprehensive child marriage awareness and advocacy campaign, beginning in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, founder and CEO of SOC Films, said, “Child marriage persists where silence and…

First Wild Polio Case of 2026 Confirmed in Sindh

KARACHI: The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) on Mar 5 confirmed Pakistan’s first wild polio case of 2026 in a four-year-old child from Sujawal district in Sindh. The case was reported through the polio surveillance network and confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at…

Unprotected Domestic Workers

Domestic workers in Sindh are some of the most sought-after yet oppressed people in the region. Constantly flouted labour laws have resulted in a cemented culture of child labour practice, inhumane working hours, meagre pay that more often than not misses the minimum wage mark, as well as disputes that…

SHC asks Nadra, Govt Depts to Ensure Registration of Children Living in Orphanages

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has directed the National Database and Registration Authority(Nadra), social welfare department and union councils concerned to devise a uniform and child-sensitive mechanism for registration of abandoned and orphaned children residing in orphanage homes across the province. The SHC also ordered the authorities to facilitate the…

HRCP Flays Police Excesses against Women, Children in Umerkot

KARACHI / LARKANA: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its grave concern over the recent incident of forced eviction of long-settled families in Umerkot district. In a statement issued on Friday, it said that the reported conduct of the police, including violence against women, children and the…