Sex change blesses family with more earning hands
RAWALPINDI: Though his family feels stronger at the addition of another male member in him, teenager Abdul Raheem is fighting an identity crisis lying in...
Book on childhood marriages launched
KARACHI: Ameeran, a 16-year-old girl who became the bargaining chip for her brother to enable him to marry a girl of his choice, is among...
Dying at birth
DEATHS from acts of terrorism may be the overriding concern at present, but it seems that being born itself entails extraordinary risk in Pakistan. According...
Sindh to have law for prevention of child marriages soon: minister
Karachi: Even though Sindh has the highest percentage for maternal and infant mortality in the country, it will lead the battle against it by tabling...
Malnutrition survey: ‘Over 70% mothers in Sindh are vitamin D deficient’
KARACHI: More than 70 per cent of mothers in Sindh are deficient in vitamin D. Nearly half of the children under five years old suffer...