A seven-day polio eradication campaign begins on Monday in 25 districts of Sindh, including Karachi. According to a private news channel and the Sindh Health Department, over nine million children will be vaccinated during the drive. More than 70,000 frontline workers will take part, while over 21,000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure the […]
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Govt mobilises resources amid ‘super flood’ threat
Spokesperson of the Sindh Government and Mayor of Sukkur, Barrister Arsalan Islam Shaikh on Monday visited Sukkur Barrage to review preparations for a potential super flood in the Indus River. The Mayor was accompanied by key officials, including Chief Engineer Sukkur Barrage Ikramullah Qureshi, Assistant Commissioner Sukkur City Sobia Falak Rao, In-charge Flood Control Room […]
Commerce minister reviews measures against possible floods
A meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s House, Dadu, under the chairmanship of Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce and Focal person Right Bank Sukkur Barrage, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo. Elected representatives from Dadu and senior District officials, Including Deputy Commissioner Dadu SSP Dadu attended the meeting. The Sindh Minister, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, was briefed […]
Hot, humid weather forecast for Sindh
Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday predicted hot and humid weather in most districts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, partly cloudy weather is forecast in coastal areas of the province. While, rain-wind or thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in Sanghar, Kashmore and their surrounding areas during evening or night. Mainly, […]
First rheumatology OPD inaugurated in Larkana
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) Larkana has announced that the first-ever Rheumatology OPD in Upper Sindh was inaugurated Monday under the supervision of Medicine Unit-I. The facility was formally opened by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nusrat Shah, who cut the ribbon to mark the occasion. The newly established OPD will focus on the […]
1,000 primary schools declared flood relief camps in Larkana
In response to the emergency flood situation in Sindh, the Education Department Larkana on Monday has declared more than one thousand government boys’ and girls’ primary schools, both pacca and katcha, across all four talukas of the district as relief camps to relocate affected people from katcha to pacca areas. The process of sheltering the […]
Section 144 imposed across all canals of Shaheed Benazirabad
Section 144 has been imposed across all canals of the division, banning bathing for 90 days from July 21, 2025, for the protection of public safety. Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Division, Nadeem Ahmed Abro, in a message has advised general public to refrain from bathing in floodwaters and canals due to the ongoing flood situation in […]
Dams should not be turned into partisan disputes, Kh Asif tells NA
Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday emphasized the urgent need to construct small dams across the country to tackle looming water scarcity and mitigate flood devastation. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said, “Small dams should be built nationwide instead of waiting decades for mega projects,” warning that water would become an extremely […]
UN sets up Pakistani network to curb ‘human trafficking’
The United Nations on Monday launched a network on migration in Pakistan in a bid to improve migration governance and tackle human trafficking in the country, according to a UN press release. Every year, many young Pakistanis leave the country via illegal routes in hopes of better employment opportunities. A 2023 study by the United […]
Rescuers use drones to evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab
Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded its rescue operation with more than 850,000 evacuated, officials said Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain in Punjab´s flood-hit districts and elsewhere in the country, where weeks of above-normal rainfall […]