Amidst the city’s endless water crisis, speeding heavy vehicles continue to claim lives KARACHI: Karachi’s artificial water crisis has been the talk of the town since years. With an expanding urban population and a limited availability of water, more and more citizens
A 35-year-old woman reportedly committed suicide by shooting herself after a quarrel with her husband in Yar Mohammad Goth, Mochko, Baldia Town. Shehnaz Kamran was a mother of six. Police said the incident occurred at the couple’s home. The body was taken
In yet another tragic incident, robbers shot dead a teenage boy and injured another in the Zaman Town police limits in District Korangi on 02-May-2025. A cousin of the deceased said 18-year-old Saqib, son of Mukhtiar, was sitting outside his home near
The body of an unidentified woman was found inside a trunk in Malir’s Ghazi Goth on 29-April-2025. The body was discovered in a street near the Shell petrol pump within the limits of Malir City police station after locals spotted the suspicious
At least 21 sanitary workers died in manholes and septic tanks in five year HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), while censuring the Sindh Local Government Department over the recent deaths of two sanitary workers in Umerkot, has lamented that the
KARACHI: The province is grappling with a severe mosquito infestation, fueled by garbage accumulation, overflowing sewage, and a poorly maintained drainage system. The intense heat and frequent power outages have further worsened the living conditions for residents. As a result, hundreds of
Villagers decry govt inaction, say outbreak ignored due to rural location HYDERABAD: A four-year-old girl suffering from measles passed away in the village of Qadir Bux Solangi near Husri town this week, raising the death toll to 13 children across three villages
Two brothers killed their sister over ‘honour’ in the Baldia Town area on 27-April-2025. Meanwhile four others, including a minor boy and a minor girl, were injured in separate incidents in Karachi. A 24-year-old woman, Ayesha, was shot dead inside a house
A 14-year-old boy was killed during a scuffle while playing ludo in Jannat Goth near SITE Superhighway Industrial Area. According to police, the body of the boy was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. He was identified as Abu Bakar, son of Yar
In the absence of adequate water treatment, water-borne diseases are spreading in the city KARACHI: Where the supply of water remains an incessant woe, plaguing the peace of locals in Karachi, it appears that even the measly quantity of water supplied to