'Unbearable' heat takes a toll on Sindh's date workers
Date workers in Khairpur, which grows over half of Pakistan's dates, start at 2am to escape the heat, but say rising temperatures are making them sick.
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Date workers in Khairpur, which grows over half of Pakistan's dates, start at 2am to escape the heat, but say rising temperatures are making them sick.
Saline, polluted inflows from the Main Nara Valley Drain have left Pakistan's largest freshwater lake toxic, wiping out fish and pushing its boat people into poverty.
After Tharparkar students outshone Karachi in MDCAT, a growing number of educated Sindhi voices are joining calls to end Sindh's urban-rural job and education quota.
A boat carrying five fishermen developed a fault and capsized near Sea View. Two were rescued, and the bodies of the other three were recovered on Tuesday.
A female candidate from Shikarpur scored 179 of 180 in the Sindh MDCAT, while Karachi's best result ranked 21st. About half of the 33,336 candidates passed.
About 273,000 workers vaccinated 28.2 million children across 112 districts, while the drive in Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur was postponed.
Work on a 38km waterline from Dumlottee to DHA begins next week, Mayor Murtaza Wahab says, adding 10 million gallons a day for Karachi residents.