Provinces & Regions
Pakistan to launch advanced hyperspectral satellite for mineral, climate research
Pakistan is preparing to launch an advanced hyperspectral satellite next month, which will assist in exploring underground mineral resources and enhance research in agriculture, forestry, wildlife, flood monitoring, glacier melt,...
Sindh flood threat eases as river flows recede
The Provincial Rain and Flood Emergency Monitoring Cell on Monday reported declining Indus flows across Sindh, easing fears of a super flood as monsoon rains end and upstream levels drop....
Floodwaters rekindle controversy over Saadi Town and Saadi Garden
The recent flood stream, triggered by the second spell of monsoon rain this year, that surged through Karachi has subsided, but it has once again placed the future of Saadi...
Tribute paid to poet Rais Amrohvi at ‘Farzand-e-Karachi’
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday organised a literary gathering titled "Farzand-e-Karachi" at the historic Khaliq Dina Hall to mark the 37th death anniversary of noted poet, journalist and...
Search in progress for woman who jumped into drain
No trace has been found of a woman who allegedly jumped into a stormwater drain in Mobina Town's Metroville-III area near Gulshan-e-Iqbal last Sunday. Police have registered a case against...
PAC suspends education dept officer for breach of authority
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly has suspended the section officer General Administration of the College Education Department for allegedly exceeding his authority by signing audit working...
Climate resilience termed key to sustainable progress
The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) marked its 8th anniversary on Friday with a dialogue on Sindh's development pathways, bringing together academics, activists and civil society representatives under the theme "Discourse...
Conviction rate low in child-marriage cases
Civil society representatives urged the Sindh government to strictly enforce the Child Marriage Restraint Act, warning that underage marriages remain rampant due to poor implementation. At a dialogue in Mirpurkhas,...
Police claim killing three robbers
Provoked by the kidnapping of a cop on Saturday, the Kashmore-Kandhkot district police on Sunday claimed to have killed three bandits and injured six others in raids carried out for...
56 transgenders killed in two years in Sindh
In a telephonic conversation with Express News, Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA) President Bindiya Rana, condemned the murder of the three transgender individuals and claimed that since 2022, a total of...
