All posts tagged "Karachi"

Half of the journalists from Karachi suffer from anxiety: CEJ study

More than half of the journalists from Karachi suffer from anxiety, the pressures are even mounting and also stresses are mounting, revealed...

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Technology

Samsung Electronics setting up TV line-up plant in Karachi

According to Abdul Razak Dawood, the Adviser for Commerce and Investment to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Samsung Electronics is establishing a television...

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Automotive

First batch of 40 buses for Karachi’s Green Line project reaches from China

A batch of 40 buses for the Green Line bus rapid transit system (BRTS) reached Karachi, proving a ray of hope for...

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Dry-docking at Engro LNG terminal completed: Hammad Azhar

The process of dry docking at the Engro liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Karachi has been completed, Hammad Azhar. Hammad Azhar, the Minister for...

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358 killed, 35,000 bikes snatched in Karachi during Jan-Aug 2021: CPLC report

The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) has issued a report regarding street crimes offended in the first eight months of 2021 in Karachi, at...

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Education

Nisha Rao is the first transgender student to get admission in MPhil

Belonging from a rejected community, Nisha Rao, Pakistan’s first transgender has gotten admission in MPhil. It is an achievement to attain this...

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Addition of 900MW a gift for Karachiites, says Khusro during visit to Bin Qasim Power Station 3

Adding 900MW in power generation capacity for Karachi will prove to be a gift for people and the industries, stated Makhdum Khusro Bakhtiar, Minister for...

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Cargo ship Heng Tong, stuck at Sea View for 48 days, finally freed

A container ship, MV Heng Tong 77, had been stranded at Karachi’s Sea view beach which is now freed after 48 days from the...

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Aviation

Airblue announced ticket of Rs 4,847 from Karachi to Lahore

The most fascinating proposal by Pakistan’s leading airline-Airblue, has lessened the ticket price for citizens travelling from Karachi to Islamabad and Lahore...

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Federal govt collected Rs 9,000 billion from Karachi in three years

The federal government collection from Karachi during the last three years comes to Rs 9,000 billion but only a meager amount of...

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Cargo handling at two major seaports posts double-digit growth in FY21

Cargo handling activities at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) recorded a growth of 25 percent and 13.72 percent in FY21...

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Poor air quality poses health risk to 173 million people in Pakistan

At least 173 million people are exposed to medium and high levels of poor air quality in Pakistan, according to a new...

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Efforts to refloat cargo ship stuck at Sea View Karachi failed

The cargo ship, Hang Tong 77 which was stuck in the sand near Sea view Karachi was successfully moved about 350 to 400...

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PM inaugurates Ship Lift & Transfer System at Karachi Shipyard

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Ship Lift and Transfer System at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works, said the country was...

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Karachi’s insanitary conditions may aggravate Covid-19 health crisis

Karachi’s prevailing insanitary conditions can complicate and aggravate the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis if immediate measures were not taken, warned experts. On...

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SKMT cancer hospital Karachi to be opened in December 2022

The construction of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) Karachi is underway as per the schedule and the facility will be opened in December 2022. On...

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2017 census shows ratio of Urdu speakers decreasing in Karachi

The ratio of Urdu speaking population has been decreased with an influx of people speaking other languages in Karachi, according to Pakistan’s...

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Lockdown in Sindh till Aug 8 after alarming rise in COVID cases

Amid rising covid cases in Sindh, provincial government has decided to impose lockdown all over the province till 8th August. On Friday, Sindh Chief Minister...

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Covid positivity rate in Karachi surges to all-time high

The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Karachi hard and the situation has got even worse, the coronavirus positivity rate of...

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Karachi man arrested on charges of ‘illegal’ Covid vaccination

A man from Karachi has been detained for unlawfully distributing Covid-19 vaccine dosages and giving illegal home vaccination services. The guy identified...

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Swimming, bathing in sea banned till Sep 15 in Karachi

The Karachi Authorities have banned bathing, diving and swimming in the sea following the fear of increased drowning incidents owing to the...

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Sindh 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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Karachi 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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Karachi 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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Education

Physics 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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Karachi 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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Karachi, 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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Succession 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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Customs 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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Covid 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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Rs 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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Property

Ary 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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Karachi 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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PIA 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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PM 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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CDWP 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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PM 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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Sports

PCB 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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Technology

Karachi 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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Education

4-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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UK 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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PIA 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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Traders 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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Prime 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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Technology

Karachi 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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Automotive

Two-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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Child 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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Kuwaiti 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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Sindh 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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Turkish 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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33,309 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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International

Turkish 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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Green 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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Entertainment

‘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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Burns 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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CDWP 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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Construction 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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Karachi: 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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Entertainment

Shamoon 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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International

Indian 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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Sports

Karachi 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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Sports

Karachi: 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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Entertainment

Yasir 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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SHC 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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Karachi’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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Sindh 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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‘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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Maryam 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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SSGC 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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Government 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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6 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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We 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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Turkey 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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Low-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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Karachi 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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This 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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Dissecting 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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2 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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Nationwide 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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Karachi 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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Breakdown 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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PAEC 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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$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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SC 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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PTI, 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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Supreme 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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