Petrol pumps across Karachi and the rest of the country entered an indefinite shutdown from midnight on Tuesday after talks between fuel retailers and the federal government collapsed, threatening fresh disruption for commuters and transporters in a city already stretched by rising fuel costs. The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association announced the strike after...
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has passed a Rs55.28 billion budget for the fiscal year.
Sindh has recorded a notable decline in major crimes and terrorism-related incidents during the first half of 2026, according to a report circulating among law enforcement officials, offering a rare piece of encouraging news on a front that has long worried residents of the province’s urban centers. Officials familiar with the figures say Sindh has...
The number of children infected with HIV linked to a Karachi hospital has climbed to 94, after 16 additional cases were disclosed during a hearing before the Sindh Ombudsman on Tuesday, deepening concerns over an outbreak that has been under investigation since late last year. The fresh figures were presented at the Kulsoom Bai Valika...
Karachi’s overall street crime picture is sending mixed signals this week, as new provincial data shows crime falling across Sindh as a whole even as the city itself continues to see a rise in a specific category that residents encounter most directly, phone and vehicle snatching in public. The figures, presented at a high level...