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Pakistan: Karachi faces ongoing traffic woes despite multi-billion-rupee i
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In recent decades, traffic congestion has become a major urban challenge affecting life in Karachi Pakistan. This persists despite the construction of eight signal-free corridors, which cost billions of rupees, and two Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) designed to enhance traffic flow in the
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Pakistan: Political and farmer groups rally against canal project
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Protests continue to intensify across Sindh against the federal government's proposed canal project on the Indus River, with various political and farmer groups voicing their opposition, The Dawn reported.
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Pak: Wobbly gas supply irks residents
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
ARY News reported that affected areas include Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi, Sir Syed Town, and Manzoor Colony.
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Pakistan: Karachi residents struggle as soaring inflation drives up cost o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Soaring inflation in Pakistan has left the residents of Karachi grappling with the rising cost of essential goods, making it increasingly difficult for many to afford even basic necessities. Prices of staple items like tomatoes, onions, and petrol have surged in recent months, pushing ordina
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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, total reaches 63 in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported four new polio cases, raising the total for 2024 to 63, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). The new cases were detected in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Jacobabad, and Sukkur, with the case in Sukkur being the area's first.
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China eyes USD 1 billion investment in Pakistan's healthcare sector
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
China business delegation has expressed interest in investing USD 1 billion to establish a medical city in Pakistan during his meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: QWP leader accuses PTI government of neglecting KP's security, u
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, the Provincial Chairman of the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) on Wednesday voiced his concerns about the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, blaming the provincial government's lack of concern for the issue.
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Pakistan faces shocking 850 per cent surge in gas prices as inflation soar
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed a staggering 850 per cent increase in gas prices over the past four months, with electricity tariffs also surging under the IMF program. Rising costs of essential commodities, including sugar and palm oil, further drive inflation. Meanwhile, t
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Karachi's water woes persist despite prolonged repairs
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Major areas of the city, including Clifton, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, and Liaquatabad, continue to face severe shortages, underscoring the inefficiency and systemic neglect that have come to define Pakistan's urban management.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemns forceful abductions, targeted execution
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a press release, BYC stated that on December 9, Pakistani security forces abducted five Baloch individuals from Maskan Chorangai, Karachi, including Meraj Shad, a politically active member of the National Democratic Party and recent graduate in International Relations. Other victims inclu
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Baloch activist raises issue of enforced disappearance in Pakistan, report
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
She said that Miraj Shad, Doda Elahi, Ghamshad Baloch, Muzammil, and Ismail have been forcibly abducted.
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Pakistan faces growing digital crisis as internet disruptions affect econo
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP) has raised concerns over the country's deteriorating digital services amid an ongoing connectivity crisis.
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