Tag: karachi
Families not content with Baldia Town court judgement
September 25th, 2020; By Shaukat Korai; KARACHI' A report released by a JIT, working on the Baldia Factory Case, contained concrete evidence against the MQM. The report names MQM leader Hamad Siddiqui as the mastermind of the incident. To this day, Hamad remains at large.
Shia community appeals govt for action against sectarian strife
September 21st, 2020
By Shaukat Korai; KARACHI; The Shia community warns that Pakistan can quickly fall into a spiral of bloody sectarian strife of previous decades if the government does not act swiftly against elements stoking sectarian hatred against the minority sect.
Rights Watch | September 21st 2020
--A 14 yrs old boy in Taxila was Gang Raped & filmed by 4 of his friends, all of the accused are under 15 yrs of age.
--A Karachi couple was stabbed & wounded by relatives for contracting a Love Marriage
Massive protests in Karachi & Lahore in the aftermath of Motorway rape incident
September 13th, 2020
By Sher-e-Azam & Haider Kaleem; LAHORE/KARACHI; Massive protest held in Lahore & Karachi in the aftermath of the motorway case.
Protestors bashed the CCPO Lahore for his insensitive remarks in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Protestors condemned the rising wave of Violence Against Women in the country. Demanding swift justice for Marwah, Shaheena Shaheen & the victim of the Motorway Incident.
In Karachi authorities fail while NGOs lead rescue effort
September 9th, 2020; By Shaukat Korai; KARACHI: While local, provincial, federal governments and military headed boards failed to rescue residents of Karachi from flood water, about 20 charities took the lead in helping citizens trapped in flood-hit areas.
A five year girl was raped and killed but no one seemed to care
September 8th, 2020; By Sher-e-Azam; KARACHI; When she was lost, the police refused to collaborate, says Marwah's father. But even after her body was discovered, no human rights organizations or politicians came to visit the bereaved family even once. It is shameful
Public irked by FIRs filed against DHA protesters
September 5th, 2020; By Sher-e-Azam; KARACHI:
Clifton Cantt Board has irked protestors of DHA and Clifton, after paying them back by lodging police cases. Residents still complain of stagnant rainwater in their homes and streets
Climate Change has pushed communities away from Indus Delta into cities
September 4th, 2020; By Shaukat Korai; KARACHI:
Loss of livelihood in the IndusDelta owing to climate change has resulted in large scale migration, towards Karachi. Approx 8-10 lac people from the Delta have migrated so far
An investigative report on the climate crisis fuelling Karachi's vows:
A church that transcends gender
Ghazala Shafique along with Nomi Basheer thought of giving the transgender Christians their very own place of worship where they could freely practice their faith. But they faced severe criticism over it.
Fisher folk on Sindh’s coasts bereft of rescue services
Aug. 13, 2020: Ibrahim Haidari is a major fishing village near Karachi. While the people here work as fishermen and women, the community is not a very happy one. Apart from the hardships and extreme poverty they face, almost every other ...