Disputed project has already claimed 9,000 acres of Malir land, 2,817 acres more allocated

With many officers addicted to the smokeless tobacco, efforts to curtail the usage of the drug have been in vain

Since the past 17 years, local government bodies remain deprived of their due share of funds

Critics believe absence of effective monitoring has thwarted benefits of the initiatives from reaching underprivileged

SBCA fails to stop illegal buildings; police accused of corruption, abuse

Depts to tackle child trafficking, labour, abuse, drug use in schools

Move endangers shrimp and fish breeding, exports

This move is part of a decision announced earlier this year by Mayor Murtaza Wahab

Despite a predicted fiscal deficit, state depts have shown little intent to curb expenditures

Bureaucratic hindrances, lack of political will have prevented many deserving families from living