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Economists warn Pakistan's poverty decline has stalled amid political turm
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's long-standing progress in reducing poverty has come to a halt, economists cautioned at the Fifth Annual International Conference of the School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) at IBA.
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When anti-India slogans turned cricket match into brawl:Sanjay Manjrekar
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Manjrekar was speaking on 'The Great Indian Cricket Show' on Doordarshan. He shared a dramatic memory from one of the most intense India-Pakistan encounters.
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PMA blames Pakistan's broken governance for spiralling dengue outbreak in
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As the dengue epidemic deepens across Sindh, with more than 400 patients receiving treatment in hospitals, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has urged the government to declare an immediate health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad, the two divisions worst hit by the mosquito-borne dise
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Pakistan: "Hazardous smog" in Karachi poses serious health risk, experts u
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi is experiencing "hazardous smog" due to falling temperatures and dust from construction sites, posing serious health risks, especially to children. Health experts advised wearing face masks, eating nutritious food, and avoiding unnecessary outdoor activity. Cases of chest infections
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Karachi's evicted families await justice as Sindh government fails to deli
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the demonstration led by the Karachi Bachao Tehreek (KBT) marked the fourth consecutive day of protests by families who lost their homes during the controversial anti-encroachment drives.
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Pakistan: Sindh Health Department's lethargy fuels worsening dengue outbre
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, families of victims claim that from October 1 to November 2, at least 30 people, 26 in Hyderabad and four in Karachi, have died due to dengue, while the provincial health department has officially confirmed only six fatalities. The death of a student in Hyderabad even led
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Pakistan: Homeless Karachi families slam Sindh govt over false promises, t
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of families displaced by the demolition drives along Karachi's Gujjar, Orangi and Mehmoodabad nullahs have condemned the Sindh government for abandoning them in dire living conditions nearly four years after their homes were bulldozed.
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Pakistan: Sindh on edge as state suppression and enforced disappearances s
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traffic between Pakistan's Karachi and Hyderabad is expected to face severe disruption once again, as the Hyderabad bypass, which connects the M9 Motorway to the National Highway, is set to become the site of another major sit-in protest in the coming days, the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has ann
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Police collusion, land mafia rules as Karachi's vacated Afghan camp expose
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to ARY News, residents of the area have complained that groups of thieves now freely operate inside the deserted settlement, allegedly under the protection of certain police personnel. Locals recounted an incident where they caught several suspects red-handed stealing valuable scra
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Rights groups condemn abduction of Sindhi student leader in Karachi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International and other rights groups condemned the alleged abduction of Sindh student leader Ghani Aman Chandio from a Karachi hospital, calling it a violation of human rights. Protests have erupted across Sindh and abroad, demanding his safe release as authorities remain silent on
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Pilates Pioneer Yasmin Karachiwala Expands Her Fitness Legacy to Delhi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28: India's foremost Pilates expert and celebrity fitness instructor, Yasmin Karachiwala, has inaugurated her new studio, Yasmin Karachiwala's Body Image (YKBI), in Delhi. The studio marks a franchise collaboration with Sadhir Wellness Pvt. Ltd., a family-owned ent
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Toxic water crisis exposes Karachi's failing infrastructure
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In yet another alarming incident highlighting Pakistan's worsening public health and sanitation systems, nine people, including six children, have lost their lives to a gastroenteritis outbreak in a village on Karachi's outskirts. The tragedy unfolded in Faiz Muhammad Burro Goth, located nea
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