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KARACHI: A hunger strike camp went underway in front of the Karachi Press Club against increasing cases of what the protesters maintained were enforced disappearances in the province. Many relatives, including women and children, of those who had been taken away from their homes by plainclothed men allegedly belonging to security agencies were also present on the occasion. The camp was set … [Read more...] about Activists, relatives of missing persons go on hunger strike

KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet, during a meeting on Monday, declared Thar and parts of Umerkot as 'drought hit' area and decided to establish a desalination plant to provide potable water to the residents of the metropolis. A maiden meeting of the newly formed cabinet of Sindh government was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah. The meeting was … [Read more...] about Sindh cabinet declares Thar ‘drought hit’ area

KARACHI: The newly elected Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah who was sworn in yesterday conducted two separate high level meetings on Sunday regarding maintenance of law and order and water shortage in the province. CM Murad Ali Shah conducted the first meeting at CM House on Sunday morning. He directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to launch a crackdown against street … [Read more...] about Street crime should not only be controlled, but eliminated: CM Murad

KARACHI: Edhi Foundation, country's biggest charity, has announced to revive urban forests in Karachi through 'Edhi Plantation Campaign' and plant 10,000 tree in its first phase to reduce the future threats of extreme weather events such as heatwave. Faisal Edhi, the head of the Edhi Foundation announced that he would plant 10,000 local and indigenous plants belonging to a dozen different … [Read more...] about Edhi to revive urban forests through ‘Edhi Plantation Campaign’

Karachi: Newly-elected MNAs and MPAs of Pakistan People's Party have extended deep gratitude to party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for ensuring passage of the Sindh Hindu Marriage Bill from the previous Sindh Assembly, which got assent from the governor to become a law last week. In a statement, Dr Mahesh Malani, who was elected a member of the National Assembly on a general seat for the … [Read more...] about Minority lawmakers heap praise on PPP for Hindu marriage law

KARACHI: The Social Forestry Karachi, a subsidiary of the Sindh Forest Department, has refused to provide saplings to the Edhi Foundation for mass tree plantation campaign, said foundation's head Faisal Edhi on Monday. "Karachi is vulnerable to heatwaves and being the biggest charity organisation in Pakistan, we want to cope with extreme weather emergencies, besides reducing the impact of … [Read more...] about Forest Dept ‘refuses’ to provide saplings to Edhi Foundation for mass plantation

KARACHI: It has been around eight years now since Amina Khoso and her family started living in a huge slum that runs parallel along Super Highway that connects country's port city of Karachi with the upcountry. Before that Khoso and her family were living in a small hamlet in Jacobabad district in northern Sindh, where they once owned a small piece of agricultural land that was a major source … [Read more...] about Sindhabad — climate refugees waiting for a miracle 8 years on