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 Teachers’ Day and honour students who achieved top positions in examinations. The event’s chief
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KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the rape of a teenage girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Mirza Tauseef Ahmed convicted Naseeb Gul alias Imran, who appeared on bail, of committing an offence under Section 376-III (rape of a minor or a person with a mental or physical disability) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The judge passed the order after recording evidence
• 105 women fell prey to karo-kari in Sindh this year alone • State neglects its duties due to political expediency, remarks Anis Haroon • Mehnaz Rehman cites low literacy levels and ignorance behind such killings • IGP has directed police to conduct thorough investigations in such cases KARACHI: Civil society and rights activists have expressed concerns over the poor enforcement of already existing laws to curb the menace of so-called “honour killings”, or
PESHAWAR: Despite state authorities’ assurances that life is returning back to normal in flood-affected areas, for many pregnant women, normalcy feels like a distant dream as they confront the fear of raising their unborn babies without a home, husband, or support system. Every night, 25-year-old Javeria Bibi relives the moment she lost five members of her family in the devastating floods that swept through Buner in August 2025. Eight months pregnant, she carries not
The concerns regarding forced conversion are not a new phenomenon in our part of the world. Almost a century ago the All India Muslim League chalked out the rules for conversion in this region. The All India Muslim League adopted a resolution in December, 1927 at Calcutta which addressed the issue of forced conversion. Historian Ghulam Ali Allana’s book Pakistan Movement: Historic Documents describes the League’s demand as follows: “Every individual or group is
KARACHI: A Judicial Magistrate (South) rejected the bail plea of Deepak Kumar, a school employee arrested in a case involving the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in PNT Colony. In the verdict, the court observed that the victim’s statement, along with the medical examination report, provided solid evidence against the accused. The court noted that due to the seriousness of the allegations, bail could not be granted at this stage. The prosecutor argued
KHANEWAL: A man accused of sexually abusing multiple children was injured when a pistol tucked into his waistband accidentally discharged as police moved to arrest him. The suspect, identified as Saleem Iqbal, a resident of Jahanian, is now under police guard at the local Civil Hospital. Police said three separate cases were already registered against Saleem Iqbal at the Jahanian Police Station. The first incident reportedly occurred on August 20, when the suspect allegedly
PESHAWAR: Teachers and students of government colleges staged protest demonstrations in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 5 against the decision to outsource the under-enrolled colleges and the proposal to link the promotion of teachers to MPhil degree and research work in their respective subjects. The students converged on roads while the teachers boycotted classes. They demanded that the government withdraw the decision to outsource the colleges having lower enrolment, mostly located in
Owing to the growing incidence of mental health issues with around 25 million Pakistanis suffering from depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders, along with availability of a few psychiatrists, Alkhidmat Pakistan has launched an initiative called ‘Brain on Wheels’ to expand access to mental health care in far-flung areas of the country, officials said on October 5. They said Pakistan had fewer than 500 trained psychiatrists, which meant that less than one psychiatrist was
Residents of Badal Goth in the Sharafi Goth area of Landhi caught a man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl and handed him over to the police on October 5. Local residents reportedly caught the suspect, identified as 67-year-old Mashooq Ali, while allegedly assaulted the minor girl in a deserted area near Badal Goth Ali Garden. The Sharafi Goth police station said the girl’s father, accompanied by his son-in-law, rushed to the scene
PESHAWAR: A local court has convicted a person and sentenced him to death on seven counts in honour-related murder of seven persons including his former wife, three children and three other relatives, here over four years ago. The additional sessions judge, Mohammad Jamil Khan, pronounced that the prosecution proved its case against the accused, Ibrahim, a resident of Charsadda district, and the evidence on record connected him with the commission of the offence. The
BAHAWALPUR: Mailsi Saddar police in Vehari district claimed on October 4 to have arrested a six-month pregnant woman for the brutal murder of her infant nephew in Sorosani locality. Reports said Najma suspected that the mother of her two-and-a-half-year-old nephew Hadi was jealous of her pregnancy and would use ‘spiritual means’ to cause her unborn baby to die, as her previous two children had not survived. Fearing her third child might also not live,