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Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Karachi, death toll rises to eight
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Heavy rains continued in Karachi, causing urban flooding and raising the death toll to eight, Dawn reported. Major roads and underpasses remained waterlogged, power outages persisted, and several people were rescued. Authorities warned of more rain in Sindh and Balochistan and urged resident
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Pakistan's Karachi reels under unprecedented monsoon rains; six killed, fl
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The incessant downpour caused flooding across neighbourhoods, leaving residents frustrated and helpless. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of more showers to come.
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Pakistan: Karachi rains trigger power outages, traffic disruptions; author
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Heavy rainfall in various parts of Karachi on Tuesday morning led to widespread power outages and traffic disruptions, prompting local authorities to declare a rain emergency, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan's justice system in tatters as Supreme Court admits massive backl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Supreme Court warned that persistent judicial delays erode public trust and harm the poor. Over 2.2 million cases are pending, while dilapidated court conditions and lack of training for judges exacerbate inefficiency and weaken the rule of law, Dawn reported.
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Aerial firing chaos overshadows Independence Day festivities in Karachi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Over 90 people were arrested in Karachi for aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations, which killed three and injured 82. Police seized 68 illegal weapons and filed over 100 FIRs. Crime in the city remains high despite official claims of improvement, with violent incidents and robbe
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Zardari slams Pakistani PM over 'Shehbaz speed' in Lahore but 'Shehbaz slo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tensions within Pakistan's ruling coalition surfaced on Wednesday as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly criticised Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for failing to deliver on development promises in Karachi, accusing him of applying a double standard
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Independence Day celebrations in Pak's Karachi turn deadly: 3 killed, over
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The incidents occurred across the city, with the young girl hit by a stray bullet in Azizabad and a man named Stephen killed in Korangi. At least 64 others suffered gunshot wounds in the citywide incidents, Geo News reported.
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Karachi-Makran passenger coaches halted at Uthal; thousands stranded as Ba
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Passengers indicated that thousands of travellers, including the elderly, children, women, and the ill, are left stranded in extreme heat and should be allowed to continue to their destinations. They noted that while travellers were previously subjected to lengthy delays at various checkpoin
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Pakistan: Public hospitals in Sindh struggle under mounting crisis
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Public hospitals in Karachi face severe shortages of beds, ventilators, and staff, forcing long waits for treatment. Patients from across Sindh and Balochistan overcrowd major hospitals due to inadequate district facilities, leaving many units non-operational and essential equipment lacking.
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Pakistan: Karachi sees alarming rise in road accidents, 546 lives lost in
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi has witnessed a disturbing surge in traffic accidents, with at least 546 lives lost and 8,136 people injured in the first seven months of this year
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Pakistan: Karachi records 536 traffic deaths in 2025 amid rising public ou
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The city of Karachi in Pakistan continues to grapple with a deadly traffic situation, as at least 536 people have lost their lives in road accidents across the city so far in 2025, Geo News reported, citing police reports released on Sunday.
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Pakistan: 2 killed in Karachi accident as mob sets 7 dumper trucks on fire
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two siblings were killed and their father injured in a Karachi road accident involving a dumper. The incident sparked protests and mob violence, with several dumpers set on fire. Police arrested 14 suspects and are investigating, as traffic accidents involving heavy vehicles rise in the city
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