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Pakistan: Gul Plaza inquiry highlights gaps in emergency response and buil
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Fresh disclosures before the judicial commission on the Gul Plaza fire pointed to major failures in emergency preparedness and response. Testimony cited missing safety systems, delayed fire engines, extreme blaze conditions, and poor inter-agency coordination. The probe is examining whether
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Karachi officials blamed for negligence after child's death
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a scathing response to administrative negligence, the City Council's Water and Sewerage Committee dismissed all inquiry reports submitted by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC), and TransKarachi concerning the tragic death of three-yea
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Karachi traders protest KMC's decision to double utility charges, threaten
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi's small traders have strongly opposed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) sudden decision to double utility charges in commercial electricity bills, threatening to stop paying their bills if the increase is not withdrawn
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Pakistan: Karachi's roads in ruins despite payments made by Sui Southern G
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
SSGC disbursed massive funds to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), town municipal corporations (TMCs), and cantonment boards for permission to lay underground gas lines.
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Monsoon mayhem: Karachi authorities impose beach ban due to rising drownin
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Karachi administration has imposed a temporary ban on visiting beaches due to strong waves and rough sea conditions. The ban is effective from June 6 to 13.
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Pak: Karachi residents stage road blockade over prolonged power cuts, shor
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Irked over regular power cuts and shortage of water, a group of residents near Karachi's Isa Nagri staged a protest on Tuesday evening, blocking a major road and causing severe traffic chaos and jams.
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Hindu doctor shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the police, Dr Birbal Genani and his assistant lady doctor were travelling to Gulshan-e-Iqbal from Ramswamy when unidentified men targeted their car near Lyari Expressway.
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Pakistan: Two officials of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation shot dead by u
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Two officials of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) fire brigade department were killed while another was injured by unidentified men in Karachi on Saturday.
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Chief Justice of Pakistan says Karachi ruined by 'conspiracy'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed expressing his frustration over the running of administrative affairs in Karachi stated that a "big conspiracy" is at work to ruin the city.
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3 workers die in massive fire at Karachi industrial unit, police claim cri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): At least three workers were burnt to death following a huge fire that broke out in an industrial unit in Karachi's Baldia Town on Wednesday, said officials and witnesses. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) fire chief and police believe 'criminal
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Karachi civic body official seeks legal action against COVID-positive coll
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A senior Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) official has sought legal action against his colleague who had "deliberately kissed him before revealing that he was coronavirus positive".
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Allocating 5 Karachi graveyards for COVID-19 burials at 11th hr highlights
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan is so unprepared for the fight against coronavirus that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) at the 11th hour had to allocate five graveyards in the city for the burial of infection-related deaths.
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