Rao Bahadur Udhaw Das: An Eminent Philanthropiston July 1, 2020Founded around 400 years back in 1617 by Doudpota rulers, and once called Paris of Sindh, the historic city of Shikarpur has produced many prominent and well-known humanitarians and philanthropists. They made enormous efforts and spent a substantial fortune for the welfare and betterment of human beings. A great majority of them were Hindus. Rao […]
Coronavirus and Suicideson April 12, 2020Recently during a press briefing, US President Donald Trump said that if the country decided to stay under lockdown in an effort to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, there would be economic downturn that could lead to “suicides by the thousands.” The death toll caused by the declined economy would be higher than the deaths […]
Sindh: a hub of forced conversionson April 2, 2020Amongst the religious minority groups, young Hindu girls are the most vulnerable and persecuted group in Sindh. Annually, many girls are converted and married off, reportedly by force. Often, most of these girls are trapped first in love, then in marriage, and ultimately, are converted. It is obvious that the situation in the province is […]
Lack of awareness of lawson March 13, 2020Knowledge of laws is sine qua non for their implementation. If the authorities concerned are not aware of laws, books of laws will be the decoration of book shelves and the laws would not be beneficial for the people for whom they are enacted. In Sindh, the same situation, like many other laws, is of […]
Police failureon February 9, 2020Last year, police officials, including DSP, SHO, ASI and some police constables were brutally killed in two encounters with gangs of criminals during search operations in the riverine area of the district Shikarpur in July and August. The operations were conducted to recover the kidnapped people. But due to some inevitable reasons, the police could […]
Prevailing custodial tortureon July 7, 2019Every year, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on 26 June to speak against the crime of torture by law enforcement agencies as well as to honour and support victims and survivors of torture across the world. Though global, the issue is endemic in Pakistan as there is little to no […]
Poliovirus still strongon July 1, 2019According to weekly updates from Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) on June 26, 2019, five new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported from Pakistan and two from Afghanistan; bringing the overall number of cases in the two endemic countries in the first six months of 2019 to 32 and 10 respectively and 42 […]
Setting the minimum wageon June 23, 2019In the 2019-20 budget, the federal government and the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have raised the minimum wage for unskilled workers from Rs 15,000 to Rs 17,500 a month. The government of Sindh has raised the minimum wage from Rs 16,200 to Rs 17,000 a month. The Punjab government had already set […]
The unmet needs at public schoolson June 9, 2019Crowding affects communication between a teacher and her students. It becomes an impediment to their access to each other. Education is an indispensable need in the modern world. It helps people realize their potential. Nations with established educational systems have made phenomenal progress in political, economic and social spheres. Sadly, an adequate education system remains […]
Ban child marriageson May 15, 2019On May 2, a 10-year-old was married off to 50-year-old Muhammad Soomar Soomro at Moro Marri village in Shikarpur district of Sindh. The police arrested Soomro after the innocent child’s life had been ruined irreversibly. A medical report later said the child had been raped four times. Thousands of girls are married off every year […]