At the break of dawn, Amir Hossain gets out of bed and steps into his Bathan, a shed where animals are housed and maintained. He starts his day by milking buffaloes, a routine he has maintained for almost a decade now.
The coastal people of Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram are left exposed to the wrath of natural disasters as a vast swath of mangrove forest which serves as a natural shield against cyclones was cleared up over the years to develop economic zones and shrimp farming along coastal belts.
Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Sheikh has recommended nine additional judges, including one woman, for appointment. The move comes amid concerns over the lack of representation of women and minority communities in the superior courts of Pakistan. The Chief Justice of Pakistan has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission to consider the nominees on March 16.