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Pakistan: Karachi's residents battle poor road infrastructure, weak law en
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In 2025, Karachi recorded 803 road fatalities. Yet, official data shows a 31.7% decline in deaths in the second half of the year, with fatalities dropping from 477 in the first six months to 326 in the latter half. Injuries also decreased, from 886 to 642 over the same period. Authorities cr
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Pakistan: Karachi street crime remains high in 2025 despite police claims
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi recorded over 64,000 street crime cases in 2025 despite a decline from last year, with more than 70 deaths reported. Police cite improved policing and technology, while experts warn underreporting remains high and public safety perceptions have not significantly improved.
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Pakistan: Open manholes expose deadly civic failure in Karachi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An eight-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Karachi's Mehran Town, sparking public anger over civic negligence. Residents say repeated complaints were ignored, and the tragedy adds to at least 27 similar deaths reported across the city this year.
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Dhaka-Karachi direct flights are expected to start in January, Pak envoy t
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan High Commissioner Imran Haider met Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka, discussing expanded cooperation in trade, investment, aviation and exchanges. Haider said Dhaka-Karachi direct flights are expected to begin in January, while both sides stressed boosting bilateral
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Policy paralysis chokes cotton trade, puts Pakistan's export economy in je
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The prolonged closure of the Karachi Cotton Exchange (KCE) has raised serious concerns across Pakistan's textile and export sectors, prompting questions about policy direction and governance at a time when economic stability remains fragile.
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Pakistan's urban neglect deepens as Karachi suffers from failed developmen
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi continues to face the burden of unfinished infrastructure projects, exposing deep governance failures and worsening public health conditions.
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Pakistan: Post-strike congestion at Karachi port drives up freight costs,
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The flow of import and export containers at various terminals in Karachi Port has not returned to its usual state, even after a week following the conclusion of the goods transporters' 10-day strike, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Sindh Assembly flags Karachi water shortage, alleges theft by ta
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Opposition lawmakers in the Sindh Assembly raised concerns over Karachi's worsening water crisis, blaming illegal hydrants and the tanker mafia. They criticised the provincial government's failures, demanded action against water theft, and also flagged rising drug trafficking, while protests
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Pakistan: Rabies prevention programme hits financial roadblock in Sindh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Only Rs66.255 million from a fund of Rs265 million was released for mass dog vaccination and sterilisation, with only one centre was operational outside Karachi, Dawn news reported citing the chief secretary of Sindh.
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Pak: Karachi Climate March calls for clean energy shift, fossil fuel phase
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Activists and civil society members marched in Karachi during Climate March 2025 to highlight the impacts of climate change, demand a shift away from fossil fuels, and raise concerns over workers' rights, heat stress, and environmental negligence by authorities.
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Pakistan: 29,000 dog bite cases, 19 rabies deaths reported in Karachi in 2
Updated : 3 months ago IST
As many as 29,000 dog bite cases have been reported in Karachi so far in 2025, with 19 people losing their lives to rabies, highlighting a growing public health concern in the region, The Express Tribune reported.
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Study flags widespread labour rights violations in Karachi
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A recent study has shown that labour rights violations are widespread in major textile factories in Karachi and Faisalabad, which produce healthcare exports for Europe
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