Provinces & Regions
Power outages persist in Karachi hours after last rain spell
Power outages continued to torment Karachiites on Friday, hours after record-breaking monsoon rains battered the city, leaving several neighborhoods and apartment substations without electricity. Water seeping into underground cables has led...
Fireworks warehouse blast death toll rises to five
At least five people were confirmed dead on Friday after a fireworks warehouse on Karachi's MA Jinnah Road caught fire on Thursday evening leaving 32 injured. Two of the injured succumbed to their...
Lahore ATC sends Imran’s nephew on eight-day physical remand in May 9 case
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Thursday handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s nephew, Shahrez Khan, to police for eight days physical remand in connection with a May 9...
Heavy rains hit daily wage earners hard
Heavy rains have severely impacted daily wage earners across the city, leaving thousands of labourers without work. With businesses disrupted and markets flooded, workers who depend on daily earnings to...
SHC summons top officials on petition against encroachment
The Sindh High Court, hearing a petition against encroachment in Khajji Ground, has summoned the mayor, commissioner, and the director general of KDA at the next hearing. During proceedings, TMC...
Body of boy, drowned in Lyari River, recovered
The rescue team and Edhi volunteers recovered the body of a young boy who drowned in Lyari River near Al-Asif Square, Sohrab Goth, on Wednesday. With this mishap, the death...
Karachiites protest 50-hour-long power outage
Protests erupted in different neighbourhoods of the metropolis after several localities remained without electricity for more than 50 hours following heavy rains on August 19. Residents of University Road, Tipu...
Ex-DG SBCA gets clean chit in Nasla Tower case
The Provincial Anti-Corruption Court has acquitted former Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) Director General Manzoor Kaka and others in the Nasla Tower land allotment case due to lack of evidence....
Monsoon system weakens, fresh spell likely from Aug 27
The monsoon system that triggered heavy rain, thunder and strong winds in the metropolis over the past three days is expected to weaken today (Friday), the Pakistan Meteorological Department (OMD)...
KE officials booked after two brothers die of electrocution
Police have registered a case against the chief executive officer of K-Electric, officials of IBC Shah Faisal and others after two brothers died of electrocution during heavy rain in Shah...
