All posts tagged "Karachi"
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21PakistanSindh govt to spend over Rs 1 billion to address environmental issues
The Sindh government is going to address the growing challenge of environmental issues by spending a billion rupees for that purpose. Last...
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70PakistanKarachi reports fifth death of 2021 from Naegleria
Karachi has reported another death of 2021 from Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria, Naegleria fowleri, which is found in freshwater, has claimed five lives so far this...
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62BusinessKarachi Railways generates record Rs 18.76 billion from freight service in FY21
Pakistan railways came with outstanding performance in the area of freight with Karachi division generating record freight revenue of Rs 18.76 billion in...
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51EducationPhysics paper gets leaked as thousands appear for matric exams in Karachi
Sindh government expressed anger over the controversies surrounding a leak of the physics paper and delay in matric exam with Controller Examination...
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60PakistanKarachi among world’s 10 most stressful cities to live in for 2021
Karachi has been included in the world’s top 10 most stressful cities to live in, declared German company VAAY. According to the German...
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125PakistanKarachi, Islamabad among world’s cheapest cities to live in 2021
The world’s cheapest cities to live in have been revealed by Mercer’s 27th annual Cost of Living Survey that analysed data from 209 cities...
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99PakistanSuccession certificate issuance facility at Nadra launched
A succession certificate one-widow operation facility has been launched at National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Mega Centre in DHA, Karachi. The...
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68PakistanCustoms Intel unearths Rs 4.15b duty, tax evasion by Export Processing Zone
Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has detected massive evasion of duty and taxes by Karachi’s Export Processing Zone units amounting to Rs...
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51CoronavirusCovid jab shortage hits vaccine centres in Karachi and Lahore
Vaccine centres in Karachi and Lahore were closed due to shortage of Covid-19 vaccinations, forced many people to return home without vaccination. On...
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64PakistanRs 8 billion allocated for 19 infrastructure development schemes of Karachi
In the provincial budget, which was presented by the Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali a day back, an amount of...
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81PropertyAry Laguna DHA City Karachi starts balloting and booking
With a man-made coastal community giving a unique lifestyle option and a strong lifetime investment, ARY Laguna DHA City Karachi is destined...
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92PakistanKarachi still among world’s least liveable cities in 2021
Once again, Karachi has been featured as one of the most world’s least liveable cities in 2021, this time the metropolis ranked...
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128PakistanPIA launches direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to boost tourism
Direct flights from Karachi to Skardu has been started by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) that will promote tourism in Gilgit Baltistan. On Wednesday, PIA started direct two...
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69PakistanPM Khan approves establishment of special economic zone in Karachi
Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the establishment of a Special Economic Zone in Karachi under CPEC, saying that it is not...
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90PakistanCDWP okays three uplift projects worth Rs 55.5 billion
Central Development Working Party (CDWP) okayed three uplift projects worth Rs 55.5 billion, including a Rs 31.2 billion information technology scheme for Karachi....
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85PakistanPM inaugurates 1,100 MW Chinese-built K-2 nuclear power plant
Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2), that will generate 1,100 Megawatt of clean energy. On...
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278SportsPCB decides to move PSL 6 reminder from Karachi to UAE
According to reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed to move the remaining matches of season six of the Pakistan Super League...
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155TechnologyKarachi students design Pakistan’s first microprocessor
Dr Ali Ahmed Ansari, who leads and supervises a team has designed Pakistan’s first microprocessor that has added Pakistan to the list...
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142Education4-year-old Arish Fatima from Karachi becomes youngest Microsoft professional
A 4 year-old prodigy, Arish Fatima from Karachi has made history by becoming the youngest Microsoft Professional. This child has set a...
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73CoronavirusUK variant of coronavirus found in 50 percent of positive cases in Karachi
50 percent of the samples in a Covid-19 genomic study conducted in Karachi were confirmed to be of the UK coronavirus variant....
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206PakistanPIA to operate direct flights between Karachi, Skardu; Airblue announces huge cut in domestic flight fares
Private Pakistani airline Airblue slashed its airfares massively to facilitate the passengers during the Holy month of Ramadan and Pakistan International Airlines...
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111BusinessTraders in Karachi flout Sindh govt’s market closure policy
All commercial areas in the city will remain open today, according to All Karachi Tajir Ittehad Chairman Atiq Mir, who was reacting...
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108PakistanPrime Minister Khan announces Rs 446 billion uplift package for Sindh
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a Rs 446 billion development package and programme to uplift 14 districts of Sindh. On Friday,...
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356TechnologyKarachi student who developed WhatsApp-like app
15 years old grade 9 student has developed an instant messaging application that contains features like WhatsApp, the app is even more...
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250AutomotiveTwo-corridor Red Line bus project to be launched in Karachi this month
The government is soon going to launch a Two-corridor Red Line bus in Karachi this month. On Tuesday, the authorities announced to launch of the construction of the Two-corridor...
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149PakistanChild courts established in Karachi’s Malir and East districts
There have two child courts established in the city Malir and East Districts with the goal to take the criminal justice reform agenda forward. ...
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298PakistanKuwaiti firm to invest in solar and water projects in Sindh
The CEO of Kuwaiti state-owned firm EnerTech has shown his interest to invest in Sindh province and particularly in the solar and...
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244PakistanSindh approves Rs4bn for monsoon relief via mobile banking
The Sindh government has decided to use the mobile banking system to disburse Rs 4.021 billion relief package among the people in...
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340PakistanTurkish aid agency TIKA sets up medical facility in Pakistan
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has set up a medical facility in Pakistan for surgeries of children born with cleft...
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274Pakistan33,309 malignant cases recorded in cancer database of Karachi
The total registered cases of cancer in Karachi is 33,309 which have been recorded by the Karachi cancer registry (KCR) for a...
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316InternationalTurkish Foreign Minister inaugurates new consulate building in Karachi
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday inaugurated the country’s new consulate building in the port city of Karachi. Mevlut Cavusoglu while...
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345PakistanGreen and Orange Line projects of Karachi will become operational by Nov
Sindh Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah on Tuesday said that Green and Orange Line Karachi Metrobus projects will become operational by November...
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284Entertainment‘Karachi is Love’: Shaniera Akram pens endearing note for City of Lights
Philanthropist Shaniera Akram has praised the resilience and diversity of Karachi, saying that it is an eagle that still looks into the...
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862PakistanBurns Road Karachi now to become a Food Street for pedestrians
From 10 January, Karachi’s Burns Road food street will be designated for pedestrians and people won’t be allowed to take their vehicles...
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458PakistanCDWP okays Rs 739 billion KTP through PSDP, PPP mode of financing
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) agreed on the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) at an estimated cost of Rs 739 billion that...
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421PakistanConstruction Work on Karachi Red Line BRT to Begin Next Year
Construction work on Karachi’s Red Line BRT project has been set to be started from next year in March, says Sindh Transport...
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354PakistanKarachi: More than 100 projects for Rs1.1trn finalised under KTP
More than 100 projects had been planned under the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) on which over Rs 1.1 trillion would be spent....
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319EntertainmentShamoon Ismail concert at Karachi’s Avari Towers stopped midway
Shamoon Ismail concert organized by Salt Arts at Karachi’s Avari Towers was abruptly halted by police officials for allegedly violating social-distancing SOPs...
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442InternationalIndian plane GoAir makes emergency landing in Karachi as passenger dies
A Delhi-bound Indian plane GoAir made an emergency landing at Karachi on Tuesday after a passenger onboard suffered cardiac arrest and later...
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448SportsKarachi Kings beat Multan Sultans in super-over thriller to reach PSL 5 final
Karachi Kings have finally qualified for their first-ever Pakistan Super League final after beating Multan Sultans in a thrilling match at the...
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568SportsKarachi: Traffic plan for PSL 5 playoffs issued
Karachi Traffic Police on Thursday released an alternate-route plan for the citizens of the metropolis ahead of the PSL 2020 Playoffs which...
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366EntertainmentYasir Hussain, Amna Ilyas disheartened over Karachi’s broken transport system
As the Bloomberg report of Karachi having the worst public transport system globally got public, heartbroken Yasir Hussain and Amna Ilyas took...
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1.1KPakistanSHC dismisses plea of lawyer in Karachi to legalize hashish (charas)
Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed a petition filed by advocate Ghulam Asghar Saeein asking to legalize hashish (charas) in Pakistan. The...
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625PakistanKarachi’s public transport system worst in the world: Bloomberg
Bloomberg, a US-based news agency, has cited a 2019 study by car-parts company Mister Auto which declared Karachi’s public transport system the...
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673PakistanSindh government announces vacancies in SMBBIT
More than 20 new two-year contract-based jobs have been announced by the Sindh government in the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of...
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837Pakistan‘Karachi civil war’: Pakistan slams Twitter for inaction over Indian fake news
Pakistani politicians slammed Twitter for its perceived inaction over Indian media hyping fake news about ‘Karachi civil war’. The huge propaganda initiated...
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642PakistanMaryam Nawaz decides not to file bail petition: PML-N lawyers
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif has decided not to file bail request after her name is nominated with...
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588PakistanSSGC to cut gas supply to 7 big Karachi hospitals
According to the sources of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), the 10th of this month is the last day of payment by...
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474PakistanGovernment plans to introduce electric buses in Karachi
On Sunday, Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology said that the federal government aims to introduce electric buses in Karachi....
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627Pakistan6 marriage halls, 103 restaurants sealed for violating Covid SOPs
On Friday, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said that authorities in Karachi have sealed 6 marriage halls and 103 restaurants in...
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637PakistanWe took Pakistan from Nehru & Gandhi, new province will be taken as such: MQM-P
On Thursday in Karachi, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, the convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) presented three names in the rally, Shahri...
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898PakistanTurkey offers help in launching iconic tram service in Karachi
New sheds of growing Pak-Turkey friendship in Karachi as Turkish Council General, Tolga Yok visited the office of the new Karachi administrator,...
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1.1KPakistanLow-cost Turkish airline Pegasus to begin flights to, from Karachi
Low-cost Turkish airline named Pegasus to start their operations from Istanbul to Karachi from September 25 after the launch was delayed due...
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1.1KBusinessKarachi restaurants boycott foodpanda over unfair practices
On Tuesday, All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA) in protest over the unfair practices has decided to boycott the food delivery service foodpanda...
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584PakistanThis Girl In Karachi Was Denied A Bike License Because Of Her Gender
A girl named Shireen Ferozepurwalla in Karachi recently took to Twitter and shared the details of the ordeal that she faced because...
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2.4KPakistanDissecting the Karachi transformation package
According to the sources at the Ministry of Planning, the federal government is unable to spend the whole package of Rs 736...
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852Pakistan2 burned to death, 3 injured as ‘huge’ fire erupts at Keamari oil terminal
On Thursday, a fire broke out at an oil terminal in Karachi’s Keamari area where two people burned to death at the...
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653PakistanNationwide petrol supply suspended as fire erupts at Keamari oil terminal
KARACHI: Petrol supply to all over the country is temporarily suspended from Karachi due to a fire erupted at an oil depot...
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535PakistanKarachi transformation plan has been devised to address the city woes
While directing to finalize the “Karachi transformation plan”, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “We are not unaware of the problems of the...
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597PakistanBreakdown of networks in Karachi as extended electricity outage continues
The largest city of the country Karachi is facing heavy rain with flood everywhere is now suffering from the breakdown of mobile...
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823PakistanPAEC KANUPP-2: 1100 megawatts to be added to national grid by December
PAEC KANUPP-2 will be connected to the national grid by the end of 2020 this year and will add 1100 megawatts to...
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522Pakistan$10bn needed for the restoration of Karachi infrastructure
On Sunday, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said modernizing the infrastructure of Karachi requires a sum of at least $10 billion....
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385PakistanSC moved for contempt proceedings against PM, govt officials
On Tuesday, the SC asked to initiate contempt proceedings against PM and the govt senior federal officials for not implementing its Jan...
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486PakistanPTI, PPP and MQM join hands to work for Karachi uplift
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have joined hands for the betterment of the Karachi city....
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473PakistanSupreme Court slams Sindh govt over lack of cleanliness in Karachi
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan expressed anger towards the carelessness of the Sindh government which has failed to clean Karachi....
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793PakistanNDMA launches cleanliness campaign in rain-hit Karachi
A few days after PM Imran Khan’s directives, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started clearing the city’s nullahs in Karachi. ...
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702PakistanCity drains not cleaned since 2018, says Karachi Mayor
On Tuesday, Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar told that rain drains have not been cleaned since 2018, even funds of 500 million rupees...
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771PakistanPakistani truck artist paints George Floyd mural
Haider Ali’s fresco proved that racism is nothing and humanity is the foremost thing to be called a human. ‘Racism is more...
