KARACHI: Experts at the “7th Karachi International Water Conference” on October 28 warned of a growing public health crisis driven by water-borne diseases and examined contamination risks, gaps in hygiene and strategies to protect vulnerable communities during and after floods. The conference
KARACHI: Nine people, including six children, have died of gastroenteritis after consuming contaminated water and food in a village on the outskirts of Karachi, forcing the government to declare a health emergency in the affected areas and the nearby Malir district. Faiz
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Seven people went missing after a rickshaw and two other vehicles were swept away in the swollen Konkar stream in Gadap Town late on Tuesday night. Police arrived at the scene immediately after the incident and called in rescue teams, but the
Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the Sindh government stands with the flood-affected people and is providing them with all possible relief. In a statement, he said that on the instructions of the chief minister, district
Sindh Chief Minister’s Special Assistant on Food Abdul Jabbar Khan has assured that there is no wheat flour crisis in the province, as over 13 million bags of wheat are currently stocked in government warehouses — sufficient to meet Sindh’s needs. Speaking
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in an interview with a private TV channel, said that in view of the devastating floods hitting Punjab, the Sindh government and people stand in solidarity with the affected population and the Punjab government. He
HYDERABAD / LARKANA: Arrangements to save people’s life, property and livestock in the face of impending flood have almost been completed in upper, central and southern districts, including Hyderabad, Matiari, Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts while a strategy to relocate a large number of vulnerable
KARACHI: Heavy rains, described as “unprecedented” by the Met Office, paralysed life in Karachi on 19th August and submerged many areas mainly due to clogged drains that could not handle the rainwater flow. The rain also exposed the ill-maintained transmission and distribution system