Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif conducted a balloting ceremony for the allotment of 720 newly constructed apartments for homeless industrial workers in the Sundar Industrial Estate, marking a major welfare initiative for the province’s labour force. She formally inaugurated the balloting process by pressing a button and personally telephoned several successful applicants to congratulate […]
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Prince William accused of stealing idea as he launches project to end homelessness
Prince William is determined to finish the work his mother Princess Diana started to end homelessness with his new five-year programme, Homewards. According to the British media, Homewards is an ambitious program that seeks to abolish homelessness in six locations across the UK within five years. “This isn’t a publicity stunt,” a person close to […]
‘Unique’ boat built by homeless Poles prepares to set sail
Docked in a river harbour in Warsaw next to coal storage and a rubbish tip, a steel-hulled sailing boat built by a group of homeless Poles is preparing for its maiden voyage. The boat was christened on Saturday with the name “Father Boguslaw” after the priest who initiated the improbable project in 2006 with the […]
Homeless children in England living in shipping containers, hostels — Commissioner’s report
LONDON: Children in England are sleeping in converted shipping containers and rooming houses, environments that are often dangerous and far from their schools, a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England found on Wednesday. Homelessness has been increasing in England for nearly a decade amid rising private rents, a freeze on welfare benefits and a […]
Made homeless by war, Syrians sell furniture to survive
For years, Abu Ali sold used furniture and home appliances for a living. But he never thought Syria’s war would one day make him homeless and force him to sell his own. His family is one of dozens stranded in olive groves along the Turkish border, who say they have had to sell their basic […]
Lebanon demolitions will make Syrian kids homeless: NGOs
Lebanon’s planned demolition of concrete shelters housing Syrian refugees near the border could make at least 15,000 children homeless, aid groups warned Tuesday. The authorities in April set a June 9 deadline for Syrian refugees living in shelters built with materials other than timber and plastic sheeting in Arsal to bring their homes into compliance. […]
The trafficked, the homeless, the desperate
A few days ago, I was watching a movie. In one scene, a female sex worker was sitting at a beach at night with a policeman. She told him that three customers had taken away one of her colleagues and that she had never returned. The policeman asked her if the matter had been reported […]
PM Imran Khan inaugurates Shelter Home Project in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday has inaugurated Shelter Home Project (SHP) for the homeless at Pajagi road in the provincial capital. According to details, the PM arrived in Peshawar on day long visit to open the shelter among other important engagements. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan was also accompanied by the […]