Karachi city in Pakistan witnessed massive protests due to severe electricity crisis amid a soaring temperature, Pakistan's local daily, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a well-known activist for Baloch rights, issued a video statement announcing a significant press conference scheduled for Friday at the Karachi Press Club.
The city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has reached 22.
"NIA has found out that there are international drug cartels in Tamil Nadu and Karachi that are operating and getting heroin from Afghanistan. It is being done. I think it is a very serious thing," Governor RN Ravi said.
Enraged over prolonged load-shedding, residents stormed the power distributor's customer care center on Abul Hassan Isphani Road in Pakistan's Karachi on Saturday, forcing the employees to flee from the spot, Pakistan-based ARY News reported.
The Sindh government has enforced Section 144 in Karachi's coastal areas, prohibiting swimming in the sea during Eid ul Adha holidays, ARY News reported.
As Pakistan continues to grapple with economic challenges that, in return, are contributing to inflation in the country, the cost of various essential products, including milk, has also gone up, putting the brunt on the people.