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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…

Hyderabad Becomes Latest HIV Hotspot After 186 Children Test Positive In A Year

HIV infections among children in Sindh’s Hyderabad division have continued to rise at an alarming pace, with 186 paediatric cases detected between June 1, 2025 and June 20, 2026, bringing the total number of HIV-positive children registered in the division to 293 and raising fresh concerns about blood safety, infection…

Three Girls Killed After School Wall Collapses Near Umerkot

UMERKOT: Three girls, aged 3 to 13, were killed after a portion of the outer wall of a government primary school collapsed and the rubble fell on them in the Gamoori Kori locality near Umerkot on June 30. The girls were returning home after attending a nearby seminary. While they…

Drug Addict Slits Boy’s Throat Over Rs20

A boy was critically injured in Hijrat Colony after a drug addict slit his throat with a blade over a dispute involving Rs20, the Docks police said. The incident took place in a forested area near the seashore, where the suspect demanded Rs20 from the child. When the child told…

Families Of Children Who Got HIV/AIDS At Govt Hospital Seek Justice

KARACHI: Scores of families whose children contracted HIV infection, leading to at least nine deaths, in an apparent case of serious medical negligence at a government hospital last year gathered at the Karachi Press Club on June 28 to demand the registration of an FIR against the hospital staff concerned.…

Bodies Of Woman, Minor Daughter Found Inside Home In Karachi’s Malir

KARACHI: A woman and her minor daughter were found dead at their home in Malir, police said on June 27. An Edhi Foundation spokesperson said the bodies of Saba Hanif, 30, and her eight-year-old daughter, Nabiha Hanif, were found inside their house near the Malir river within the remit of…

DNA Samples Collected from 12 in Three-year-old’s Rape and Murder

KARACHI: Police made little headway in the investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a three-year-old girl. The body of Kulsoom Qasim stuffed in a gunny bag was found outside her Quaidabad home and an autopsy confirmed that she was subjected to “violent rape”. Described as “one of the…

Sindh High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Man in Minor Daughter’s Rape Case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has dismissed a bail application of an accused in a case pertaining to rape of his minor daughter. A single-judge bench of the SHC headed by Justice Omar Sial observed that around 10-year-old victim had appeared at the trial, narrated the ordeal and her testimony…

Concerns Raised as HIV Cases Rise in Country While Global Rates Decline

KARACHI: Sharing serious concern over the increasing number of HIV cases in the country, particularly in Sindh and Punjab, speakers at a seminar held on June 20 called upon the government to increase domestic financing for HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care services to reduce dependence on external donors and…

Dog Bites Surge Across the City

Karachi is witnessing a steady rise in dog-bite cases amid an expanding and largely unregulated stray dog population, placing increasing pressure on major public hospitals as thousands of residents seek treatment across the city. Most cases are reported from Baldia, Lyari, Liaquatabad, Surjani, Korangi, Orangi Town, Azizabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, PIB Colony,…

Another Child Dead

Karachi and Lahore are often pitted against each other as major urban cities with drastically different levels of development, be it in infrastructure, healthcare or security. While Karachi suffers from an ordained fate of broken roads and broken administrative promises, Lahore seems to be progressing full speed ahead. Although, there…