S ections of the press recently reported that a team of Sindh Building Control Authority had been attacked in Karachi’s District Central when attempting to demolish an illegally constructed floor
Interviews with young girls of low and middle income groups and discussions with social scientists reveal that the conflict between market-driven aspirations and the traditional patriarchy is brewing a silent
SECTIONS of the press have reported that the federal government is not agreeable to allocating funds for the procurement of 100 buses for Quetta. This is a huge disappointment for
KARACHI: For the past eight years, Mariam Hassan’s biggest concern while out doing her work as a TV health reporter in Karachi has been to limit her water intake lest
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the provincial and local governments to establish public toilets and carry out maintenance of the existing lavatories at public places and
KARACHI: Terming a report published in Dawn about its recent order “factually inaccurate and misleading”, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has said its April 25 order “does not direct the removal
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, on April 28, directed that within three days all encroachments from public spaces, including pavements, should be removed. This is not dissimilar from
The ever-increasing participation of women in circuits of production is a welcome phenomenon. Yet women, as a community, still lag behind their male counterparts in development indicators and access to
The new fiscal year brings a unique political combination to Sindh, especially Karachi. The same political party manages the province and city. Some optimists believe that Karachi’s fate will now
The March 1970 cover of the weekly Lail-o-Nahar magazine featuring the verses of Josh Malihabadi | Photos by the writer “In the dark times/ Will there also be singing? Yes,