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Pakistan: Witnesses tell court Karachi mall fire started in artificial flo
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Four witnesses told a magistrate that a deadly fire at Karachi's Gul Plaza Shopping Mall began in an artificial flower shop. Statements recorded under court procedure detailed how the blaze spread rapidly, leading to severe structural damage and a manslaughter case against unknown persons.
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Assam: CM Sarma questions Gaurav Gogoi's Taxila visit over "absence of vis
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday questioned Congress State President Gaurav Gogoi's visit to Rawalpindi in Pakistan, claiming that his visa permitted travel only to Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad.
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Six Baloch men reportedly detained, missing after alleged security force r
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
At least six Baloch men from various parts of Balochistan and Karachi have allegedly been detained by Pakistani security personnel and are currently unaccounted for, according to their families, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Karachi grapples with surge in fire incidents, exposing gaps in safety and
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
The memory of the tragic Gul Plaza blaze continues to haunt Karachi, serving as a grim reminder of the city's vulnerability to devastating fires. Yet, fire incidents persist without pause, highlighting serious shortcomings in safety standards and emergency preparedness, according to a report
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Pakistan: PTI alleges nearly 180 workers detained in overnight Sindh raids
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
PTI accused the Sindh government of detaining nearly 180 activists under the MPO ahead of a February 8 protest, calling it political victimisation. Sindh authorities denied mass arrests, calling the claims misleading and insisting law enforcement acted within legal limits.
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Pak: Systemic failures cripple Karachi fire brigade as probe exposes power
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
A probe into Karachi's fire brigade uncovered persistent power failures, water scarcity, manpower shortages, and the absence of proper communication systems, all of which are undermining emergency response across the city. These findings emerged days after at least 79 people were killed and
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Pakistan-Bangladesh direct flights resume after 14 years
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said cooperation with Bangladesh would extend beyond aviation to other sectors.
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Protests erupt in Karachi after human rights activist Imaan Mazari sentenc
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Scores of journalists, lawyers and civil society activists gathered in Karachi to protest the ruling, calling it an attack on constitutional rights.
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Fresh enforced disappearances reported across Balochistan, Karachi; famili
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Multiple fresh cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Gwadar, Kharan, Quetta, Khuzdar, Turbat, Panjgur and Karachi, with families alleging that Pakistani security forces detained several young men during separate operations and shifted them to unknown locations, The Balochi
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Pakistan: Karachi police form special team to arrest Gul Plaza fire suspec
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi police formed a special team to probe the Gul Plaza fire that killed at least 73 people. Forensic experts joined the investigation as authorities sealed the site. Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah promised action, compensation, and stricter fire safety audits, urging collective efforts to prev
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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Pakistan: Death toll from Gul Plaza fire rises to 73 as search op nears co
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The massive blaze, described as Karachi's worst commercial fire in more than a decade, broke out on January 17 and quickly engulfed the multi-storey Gul Plaza shopping complex. The building housed nearly 1,200 small, family-run shops dealing in wedding garments, toys, crockery and other cons
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