Blogs – Page 13 – Pakistan Affairs

23 Feb, 26

Karachi Experiences Gas Outages During Sehri & Iftar Despite SSGC Ramadan Assurances

Gas supply was reportedly suspended in multiple areas of Karachi during Iftar time, leaving many residents struggling to prepare meals for breaking their fast during Ramadan. The disruption was reported across several localities, including Korangi, Jamshed Road, Bihar Colony, North Karachi, and Liaquatabad, along with other parts of the city. In areas where gas was […]

23 Feb, 26

Water shortage hits city after 72-inch pipe bursts again

THATTA: For the fourth time in the last 15 days, the bursting of a 72-inch diameter main pipeline has halted the water supply to several areas of Karachi, resulting in the waste of thousands of gallons of water. The incident occurred on Sunday following a power breakdown at the Dhabeji pumping station, which caused the […]

22 Feb, 26

Strict implementation of alternative traffic plan

Strict implementation of alternative traffic plan along Karachi’s Red Line route ordered KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon has directed officials to expedite work on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project and asked them to strictly implement an alternative traffic plan to minimise public inconvenience. This decision was made at a high-level meeting […]

21 Feb, 26

Safe Driving Tips

Here are 10 driving tips that will help bring you and your passengers home unharmed 1. Don’t Drive Drunk Alcohol causes a number of impairments that lead to car accidents. Even at low blood-alcohol levels, intoxication reduces reaction time and coordination and lowers inhibitions, which can cause drivers to make foolish choices. At higher levels, […]

21 Feb, 26

Punjab CCD claims to have ‘arrested’ crime rate

• Says 19 police officers martyred; 167 personnel injured during operations• Rejects HRCP report on deadly encounters LAHORE: The Crime Control Department (CCD), Punjab, said a comparative review of crime data for the post-May period of 2024 and 2025 showed a significant reduction in crime across Punjab, particularly in Lahore. According to the CCD, the […]

21 Feb, 26

Karachi streets remain unsafe for citizens in 2025

• Official data shows over 64,000 street crimes reported in outgoing year compared to 71,105 in 2024• More than 46,000 citizens lost their cars / bikes, over 17,000 their cell phones in 2025 KARACHI: Although police have claimed a significant reduction in the overall crime rate for the outgoing year, muggers, carjackers and mobilephone snatchers […]

21 Feb, 26

Reckless driving claims 4 lives in 2 separate incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: Rash and negligent driving claimed the lives of four people in two separate incidents in Karachi early on Friday morning, police said. A total of 803 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Karachi in 2025. The Karachi traffic police, however, maintains that the situation began to improve during the latter half of the year. […]

21 Feb, 26

Karachi’s broken streets

Deaths, directly linked with the hazardous condition of Karachi, are neither new nor rare EVERY day we come across roads that are dug up repeatedly across Karachi for laying gas, sewerage, or water pipelines. Frustrated and anxious, people struggle and even jeopardise their lives just to reach their destinations. Excavating the roads and leaving uneven […]

21 Feb, 26

Seven killed in two Karachi road accidents amid rain

At least seven people, including a child and a woman, were killed and several others injured in two separate road accidents near Karachi on Tuesday as rainfall made roads slippery, officials said. In the first incident, a multi-vehicle collision occurred on the M-9 Motorway near DHA City Karachi during rain, leaving four people dead and […]

21 Feb, 26

Govt says no power or gas loadshedding during Sehr, Iftar

The power and petroleum ministers on Wednesday assured the nation that there would be no electricity and gas loadshedding during Sehr and Iftar throughout the month of Ramazan. Addressing a joint press conference alongside Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, Power Minister Awais Leghari said, “We have decided that there will be absolutely no loadshedding in […]