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,
KARACHI has been in the throes of brutal street crime including robberies, muggings and killings for several months. The recent killing of Syed Turab Hussain Zaidi for resisting robbery is a case
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the provincial government and the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) to complete within two months the entire process to estimate the cost of construction of
