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2 months ago | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Shaukat Korai |Neeraj Nanda
KARACHI, January 31, 2025: In December 2024, forty year old Rizwana was gunned down in the Karachi Quaidabad area. Upon investigation, police found out that her in laws had been ‘unhappy with her activities’ and may have been involved in the murder – in fact clues led the police to believe that it was killing in the name of honour. In such cases, the victim is not spared even after death.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
freethinker.co.uk | Shaukat Korai
Fanaticism comes to SindhThe mother of the slain Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar is in shock, overwhelmed by the weight of her grief as she sits with her grandchildren. In September 2024, Kunbhar was allegedly killed by local police during a staged encounter in Sindhari, a small town in the Mirpur Khas district in Sindh province, around 230 kilometres from Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. Initially, the police claimed that Kunbhar was killed accidentally.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
southasiatimes.com.au | Shaukat Korai |Neeraj Nanda
“Sindh’s political workers used to go missing before; now they are being killed,” says Basheeran, wife of the Pathan Zuhrani who has been missing since 2019. She was joined by many relatives of the missing persons in protest outside the Karachi Press Club on June 17, 2024. KARACHI: On June 17, Eid day, families of missing nationalist political and social workers from Sindh, alongside the Sindh Sujagi Forum, set up a protest camp outside the Karachi Press Club.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
voicepk.net | Shaukat Korai
March 25, 2024By Shaukat KoraiKARACHI: A large crowd assembled at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on March 23, wielding placards and banners, to advocate for their fundamental right to life and demand accountability for the March 18 incident in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar. The incident involved a mob allegedly targeting and assaulting members of the transgender community.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
voicepk.net | Shaukat Korai
By Shaukat KoraiAcknowledging that Pakistani women’s husbands, who possess nationality of other countries, have the right of citizenship in Pakistan, the Sindh High Court on March 5, 2024 observed that a provision in the Citizenship Act, 1951 gives a preferential treatment to the foreign national wives of Pakistani men and deprives the same right for Pakistani women’s husbands.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
voicepk.net | Shaukat Korai
Feb 4, 2024By Shaukat KoraiKARACHI:In November 2023, the Sindh government raised the minimum salary of unskilled workers from Rs25,000 to Rs32,000. But, despite this adjustment, a majority of home-based women workers continue to earn below the minimum wage of Rs32,000. “Ninety-five percent of the business ventures employing home-based workers fail to adhere to the government-mandated wage,” says NasirMansoor, a member of the Sindh Minimum Wages Board.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Shaukat Korai |Raza Rumi |Adeel Daniel |Zafar Ahmed
Blue Carbon, partnering with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), is actively engaged in projects aligning with the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. During COP28 in Dubai, Blue Carbon, a UAE-based environmental asset developer, and PNG marked a significant milestone by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This reflects their dedication to advancing cooperative climate solutions at the conference.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Shaukat Korai |Raza Rumi |Adeel Daniel |Zafar Ahmed
In another momentous development at COP28 in Dubai, Blue Carbon, a UAE-based environmental solutions developer, has solidified its shared dedication to accelerating the achievement of the targets of the Paris Agreement by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Saint Lucia. Together, they will explore, develop, and assess opportunities aligned with the creation of mitigation outcomes (MOs) as outlined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Shaukat Korai |Raza Rumi |Adeel Daniel
Blue Carbon and the Government of the Bahamas, during COP28 in Dubai, formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore carbon credit opportunities from transformative projects within the Bahamas. Amidst global climate action discussions, the signing ceremony represents a significant move towards collaborative efforts aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This endeavor seeks to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable development on a broader scale.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Shaukat Korai |Raza Rumi |Adeel Daniel
Dominica and UAE-based Blue Carbon have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on carbon trading aligning with Paris Agreement Article 6 objectives, focusing on climate change initiatives for carbon mitigation and removal across diverse sectors.
