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14 Sep, 23

By Veengas
News

Harassment complaints at Shaheed Benazir University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Karachi: Students at Shaheed Benazir University in Shaheed Benazirabad have been raising concerns about harassment by their teachers, with their complaints seemingly going unnoticed. Finally, students have decided to break their silence and address the issue of harassment, which is adversely affecting their education and overall well-being. A rally on Anti-Harassment and raising awareness about […]

13 Sep, 23

By Veengas
News

Activists and Civil Society demanding the arrest of Afzal Lund’s killer and calling for the investigation

Karachi: At the protest held at Karachi Press Club, protestors were filled with grief and shock over the murder of a young Sindh nationalist and Tiktoker Afzal Lund, demanding the arrest of his killer and calling for an investigation. On September 11 of this year, Afzal Lund was shot to death at Tando Adam. He […]

By Veengas
News

Fatima Furiro’s mother received threats of being silenced

Karachi: Shabnam Furiro, the mother of deceased Fatima Furiro, has reported receiving a threatening phone call from Pir Mithal Shah’s residence, wherein she was told not to criticize Hina Shah. “I will never spare the Pirs. My deceased daughter Fatima had suffered, and now we seek justice,” said Shabnam, a deceased girl’s mother. In the […]

27 Aug, 23

By Veengas
News

Activists denouncing the encroachment and settlement aliens in Malir as being anti-Sindh

Karachi: According to the Malir Development Act, Malir 17 dehs will be transferred to a satellite town. This move, along with accommodating non-indigenous people, has raised concerns about the impact on the local population and anti-Sindh sentiments. Protesters have claimed the Sindh and Federal governments of implementing anti-Sindh projects with the aim of reducing the […]

17 Jul, 23

By Veengas
News

Age-old Shree Marie Mata Temple laid to waste

Karachi: Age-old Shree Marie Mata Temple was torn down in Soldier Bazaar, Karachi. A video garnered criticism on Social Media in which showed that a bulldozer was bulldozing the building and temple on Saturday, July 15, 2023. After criticism, the government took notice of the incident and then Karachi Mayor, Murtaza Wahab tweeted that “the […]

09 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Human Rights, News

Diya Bheel Case: The family asked to leave the village after the brutal murder of Diya

Sinjhoro: Diya Bheel’s family has been warned to vacate the village. The victim’s family the most of their relatives have left the village. Local influential Sanah Sahib’s assistant Khabar Khan asked aggressively the victim’s family to leave the village, otherwise. The last year, on December 27, Diya Bheel, 42, a widow was heartlessly killed. Her […]

09 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Forced Conversion, News

Sohana Sharma Kumari: Judge did not send her to the family despite stating in favor of her parents

Benazirabad: Sohana Sharma Kumari, 14, has stated statement in favor of her parents that she wanted to go with her parents. However, the judge made an excuse that a girl was pressurized and did not allow her to stay with her parents. Sohana was abducted from her home at the gunpoint in front of her […]

08 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Forced Conversion, News

A 14-year-old Hindu girl, Sohana Sharma Kumari abducted – Parents appealed for support

Benazirabad: Sohana Sharma Kumari was kidnapped from her home in front of her mother from Qazi Abad, District Benazirabad in the first week of June 2023. The girl’s mother, Jamna Sharma said to The Rise News: her daughter was getting tuition and a private teacher came home to teach her daughter. ‘One day her teacher […]

05 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Features

As Karachi’s Jewish graveyards decline, so does an important part of its history

Karachi: A piece of ripped cloth is draped over the gate of the Jewish graveyard in Mewa Shah, Lyari, Karachi, Sindh. The gate bears the symbol of the Star of David, designed as an equilateral triangle – an indication of its longevity. The ripped cloth, however, is a better representative of Karachi’s Jewish graveyards – […]

27 May, 23

By Veengas
News

After the daughter being converted to Islam, the father wanted to leave the village

Hindu girl Haseena Oad, 14, was abducted and converted to Islam from Umarkot, Sindh. The girl was abducted at Pir Sarhandi shrine in May 2023; she was abducted at gunpoint from her house. “I am warned if I continue raising my voice, it will harm my life as well as my family,” the girl’s father […]