Representational AI image Three people, including a senior citizen and an 8-year-old girl, were killed in Karachi during Pakistan’s independence day celebrations after “reckless” aerial firing. More than 60 others suffered gunshot injuries. The incidents occurred in various parts of the city. The young girl was struck by a stray bullet in Azizabad, while a […]
US issues alert to government officials in Karachi urging them to limit their visits at high-end hotels. The State Department Friday issued an alert to government officials in Pakistan asking them to limit their visits to high-end hotels in Karachi, citing a report of a threat. “The US Consulate General Karachi received a report of […]
In a disturbing case, Pakistani actress and model Humaira Asghar Ali was found dead in her Karachi apartment, with forensic experts saying she likely died between eight to ten months ago.Her body was discovered last week by a police team executing a court order to vacate the flat.According to Geo News, which cited the initial […]
Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with Pakistani security forces in Karachi, officials confirmed on Monday. Among those killed was Zafran, who was identified as the mastermind of a November 2024 attack on two Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s largest city. He carried a bounty of Rs 20 million. The operation was […]
A protest over a prolonged power outage in Karachi’s Punjab Colony spiraled into city-wide traffic chaos on Saturday, underscoring what many see as chronic governance failure and energy mismanagement in Pakistan, Dawn reported.Residents of an 80-flat, 10-storey building blocked a major road near Punjab Chowrangi after going more than 24 hours without electricity. Power had […]
In a major goof-up, a Pakistani airline flew a passenger to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia instead of Karachi, his actual destination.Shahzain, the affected passenger, alleged that he was not informed that he had boarded the wrong flight despite showing his ticket to the air hostess, ARY News reported.The passenger had to travel from Lahore, Pakistan’s […]
Pakistani actress and model Humaira Asghar Ali was discovered dead in her apartment located in Karachi’s upscale Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase VI on Tuesday, July 8. The 32-year-old’s body was found by police in a decomposed condition. Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar Ali found dead in Karachi apartment According to police officials, Humaira is believed […]
Rescue workers clear rubble with heavy machinery to search for survivors and bodies at the site of multi-story building collapsed, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Pic credit: AP) Rescue teams in Pakistan continued to search for survivors on Saturday after a six-storey residential building collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari neighbourhood, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others, according […]
