Actor Raza Murad has filed an official complaint at Mumbai's Amboli Police Station on Friday, alleging that a false social media post about his death was circulated online, leaving him "exhausted" from repeatedly clarifying the rumours.
Protests against the Indus canal project continue to block major highways in Sindh, paralysing goods transport, stranding thousands of trucks, halting manufacturing, and raising fears of a severe port congestion crisis despite government efforts to resolve the standoff.
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
A team of senior irrigation experts sent by the Sindh chief minister has confirmed that construction on a stretch of the controversial Cholistan Flood Feeder canal was initiated but is currently halted, with machinery idle and no active work observed at the site.
Pakistan: STP district president Syed Jalal Shah was arrested after protestors attacked Minister Kheel Das Kohistani's convoy in Thatta, Sindh during a demonstration over canal disputes, prompting official condemnations and calls for investigation.
The BNP-M had launched the long march to protest the arrest of BYC chief organiser Mahrang Baloch, other leaders and workers, and police crackdowns on a sit-in. Mengal had said that the BNP-M would hold a march on Quetta but was kept at bay by the government.
In recent times, Karachi has seen a rise in traffic accidents, particularly involving dumpers and water tankers -- which claimed the lives of nearly 500 people and injured 4,879 in 2024, according to hospital data.