A three-year-old boy, Ibrahim Nabeel, tragically fell to his death in an open manhole near Karachi’s Nipa Chowrangi on November 30, highlighting longstanding infrastructural gaps in the city. Read More: Mayor allocates Rs 100,000 monthly to UCs for streetlights, manhole covers Ibrahim had been walking with his mother after leaving the Chase Departmental Store when he […]
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KMC–BRT blame game erupts after child’s death in open manhole
KARACHI: A heated dispute erupted on Wednesday between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line management after both sides traded blame over the death of a three-year-old boy who fell into an open manhole near Nipa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. Read More: Heads roll over Karachi child’s manhole death The rare public […]
SHC issues notices in KMC zoo petition review
KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notices on an application filed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) seeking to review a division bench order that expanded the scope of a petition concerning the relocation of brown bear Rano. The KMC argued that the petition had already achieved its […]
KMC clarifies confusion over traffic e-challan resolution
KARACHI – The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) issued a clarification late Sunday night, denying the approval of a council resolution that sought to oppose the city’s recently launched e-challan system and its heavy fines. The statement came after chaos erupted in Friday’s council session, where the resolution—submitted by Opposition Leader Saifuddin Advocate—was reportedly passed unanimously […]
Karachi’s gas supply gets a boost: SSGC nears major pipeline upgrade
Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is upgrading a 2,500 km-long gas pipeline as part of a Rs25 billion rehabilitation project. Around 60% to 70% of the budget is allocated for road reconstruction, with the rest spent on new pipes and labor. The project aims to enhance gas supply for households, industries, and businesses across Karachi, […]
KMC razes down illegal structures
An encroachment drive was carried out by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Friday night in the vicinity of Cantonment Railway Station. KMC Anti-encroachment cell demolished various illegal bus stands, offices, hotels, road-side dhabas and several other structures. The team was accompanied by contingents of police and Rangers personnel during the operation. Two days earlier, Pakistan […]
Barrister Wahab lauds Karachiites for rejecting politics of hatred, discrimination
Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for information, law and anti-corruption, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, on Monday, relayed that in the wake of the heat wave, all commissioners and deputy commissioners had been directed to take precautionary measure and setup heat wave centres in health care facilities and cold water facilities. He added that provincial rehabilitation and […]
‘Violation of SC directives’, LGD seeks reports from KMC, DMC
Sindh Local Government Department (LGD) has sought explanation from District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East and Metropolitan Commissioner (MC), Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) regarding detailment of officials in both entities in violation of Supreme Court (SC) directives. Qarban Ali Somroo, Section officer-V LGD vide letter SO-V (LGD)/32-269/2019, January 18, 2019 to Dr Saif ur Rehman, MC […]