Climate Finance for Clean Water and Proper Sanitation on October 10, 2024Despite Pakistan’s minimal contribution to global emissions, it remained highly vulnerable to its effects. Access to clean water, proper sanitation, and good hygiene practices is not just a necessity but a fundamental right for every individual. Karachi is extremely vulnerable to natural and climate-related disasters. Recurrent floods (due to poor drainage) and future rises in […]
Biotechnology: An Invaluable Asset to Ensure Food Security on March 21, 2024Despite considerable public spending with support from development partners, agriculture growth slowed down to below three %. The agriculture sector in Pakistan is among the biggest employers and is especially important from a social, livelihood, and foreign exchange perspective. However, food security remains a paramount concern for Pakistan, a nation of over 230 million people. […]
Flood-devastated, Sindh people are still awaiting on August 22, 2023Even after a year has passed but many flood-affected areas of Sindh are facing difficulties; As the displaced people return to their places of origin, they faced an increased risk of disease transmission driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water, and inadequate sanitation facilities, the People of District Badin are spending awfully miserable life as the […]
Empowering Minds, Inspiring Change on August 12, 2023Education and exposure are two key pillars that hold immense importance in shaping the lives of individuals and driving societal progress. Education provides the foundation for personal growth, critical thinking, and developing skills, while exposure to diverse cultures, ideas, and experiences expands one’s horizons and fosters empathy and understanding. Together, these elements empower individuals to […]
Kamal, Sattar likely to re-join MQM-P today on January 12, 2023KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Mustafa Kamal and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Restoration Committee head Dr Farooq Sattar are to be expected to announce their decision of re- joining the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) at a press conference today (Thursday) with MQM-P Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. Sattar has already asked his party workers to reach […]
Achieving Better Public Health on November 25, 2022Globally, public health is in a state of decline. With diets that comprise processed and packaged foods, a lack of exercise, no work-life balance, disordered sleep cycles, rising pollution, and several other harmful habits, the resulting unhealthy lifestyle is not a very shocking thing for most of us. However, it is still a major health […]
Role of Nicotine in Public Health on October 20, 2022There is clear evidence that smokers of any age can reap significant health benefits from quitting smoking. Surveys show that most smokers want to quit while many have even made multiple attempts to quit. However, traditional smoking cessation methods require smokers to completely abstain from tobacco and nicotine, which can be a difficult task for […]
257 women subjected to murder, rape, kidnapping and karo-kari in Sindh during last three months on August 21, 2022In the presence of ample laws, the authorities have failed to provide protection and rights to women in Sindh. The laws include: The Domestic Violence (Prevention and protection Act) 2013, Sindh Commission on the Status of Women Act 2015, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010), Amendment in Criminal Procedure […]
Karachi gears up for second phase of LG polls on July 21, 2022The tenure of the local bodies expired in August 2020 and after a gap of two years, Karachi is all set to select its local government representatives for 25 town councils and 246 union committees. There are three days left for polling in the second phase of local government elections in Karachi, on 24th July […]
Karachi to have 947 buses after completion of KBRT projects on July 15, 2022In 1960, Karachi used to be among those cities which had its own mass transit system, in the shape of tram, which used to run on presently know as MA Jinnah Road. After more than 60 years, the city’s residents still lack a good transportation system. To cater the needs of the public, the Sindh […]