THE rainy weather has once again exposed how Karachi’s institutions have failed its residents. Officialdom is trying to make its presence felt through press conferences and visits to inundated streets.
KARACHI: As the city braces for another strong monsoon spell, the situation along the Gujjar nullah grows serious where in over the past two days a man drowned and an
For the past several years now, R* braces for the monsoon season that hits Karachi between June and August by fortifying his home in PECHS Block 6 against the expected
In order to address the reasons for Karachi’s flooding, its complexities must first be understood. Arif Hasan Published September 6, 2020 The record-breaking rains of August 27 resulted in a near-collapse of
KARACHI: The poorly planned anti-encroachment operation of the government has compounded the miseries of hundreds and thousands of families residing along both sides of Gujjar Nullah, many of whom have
“Water, water everywhere Nor any drop to drink” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge THE National Disaster Management Authority, the Sindh government, and Karachi’s local government institutions have widened the nullahs of
IN an impressive ceremony last month, a new bus service was launched in Karachi to address the difficulties of commuters. Officials said the buses would ply on seven routes. Operations
The Sindh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed the Sindh Katchi Abadis (Amendment) Bill 2022 to grant an extension of over 14 years in the cut-off date in the past for
The Sindh Assembly on Friday passed a landmark bill for the regularisation of katchi abadis from June 1997 to December 2011. Moving the Katchi Abadis (Amendment) Bill 2022, Sindh Minister for Parliamentary
Since the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) hasn’t given a single mega water project to the city in decades, the residents continue to bear the brunt of the massive
