KARACHI: In one of the major neighbourhood-level interventions since the new local government system came into place in 2023, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has approved nearly Rs300 million per year —Rs100,000 per month each — for 246 union committees (UCs) to
• SSWMB chief says city produces 14,800 tonnes of garbage daily • Provincial capital accounts for 25pc of country’s total recyclable plastic waste, seminar told • Operation of first biogas plant in Clifton to begin from 15th KARACHI: Highlighting the gravity of
KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl died of dengue fever at a private hospital on December 4, the provincial health department stated. Official data shows that the girl, hailing from Gwadar, passed away the same day she was admitted to the hospital. Currently, according
THE lidless manholes in Karachi lay bare the failure of the city administration to provide even the bare necessities of daily living to residents. This week, a regular shopping trip left another family scarred for life. A manhole near Nipa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal
Even the tragic death of a toddler in an open sewer in NIPA failed to jolt civic authorities out of their apathy, as little to no action has been taken to prevent such fatal incidents in the future. On December 4, another
• PSQCA finds formalin and phosphate in samples • Commissioner says Rs220 per litre milk price was fixed on Nov 27 and retailers strictly told to ensure quality KARACHI: The city commissioner has informed the Sindh High Court that all milk samples
HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, has directed the Sindh government to formulate a ‘Provincial Action Plan’ for the prevention and control of dengue. Such an action plan has to be finalised within four weeks, according to
After 15 hours of search, the body of three-year-old Ibrahim, who fell into a manhole near Nipa Chowrangi, was recovered by Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) rescue teams near Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology on Monday. The boy’s body had travelled
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on November 29 instructed the health department to accelerate work on 16 major projects, aiming to open them to the public within this financial year. Reviewing the development portfolio of fiscal year 2025-26 and progress
KOTRI: Residents of Jamshoro staged a protest on the Indus Highway against the opening of a liquor shop in the city, home to several major educational institutions. The demonstrators, joined by political, social and religious leaders, blocked the Sehwan-Jamshoro Road, causing long