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Pakistan’s largest city battered by torrential rain as climate crisis makes weather more unpredictable
World
July 26, 2022
Pakistan’s largest city battered by torrential rain as climate crisis makes weather more unpredictable
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Public services in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, have been suspended and businesses are being urged to close, as…
Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi flooded by monsoon rains
World
July 12, 2022
Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi flooded by monsoon rains
Karachi, PakistanTorrential rains caused widespread flooding and damage in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi on Monday, even inundating the business district.…
Militants attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3
Middle East
June 29, 2020
Militants attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
World
July 26, 2019
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
His father was assassinated by a notorious Karachi hitman, while his police partner was murdered by the Taliban. Personal tragedy…
Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday sacked the chiefs of Sui Natural Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)…
Eight charged in Pakistani student’s lynching over his liberal views
World
April 15, 2017
Eight charged in Pakistani student’s lynching over his liberal views
Eight Pakistanis involved in the mob lynching of a fellow university student over his liberal views were charged with murder…
Karachi’s next mayor to run city via ‘video link’ from behind bars
World
August 24, 2016
Karachi’s next mayor to run city via ‘video link’ from behind bars
The imprisoned politician who is almost certain to be the next mayor of Pakistan's largest and richest city of Karachi…
Fighting street crime with street art in Karachi – photos
Art news
July 31, 2015
Fighting street crime with street art in Karachi – photos
For years Karachi’s walls have been spattered with the bloodstains of murder victims and scrawled with graffiti touting everything from…
Heat wave kills 400 in Pakistan’s Karachi, but rain expected
World
June 23, 2015
Heat wave kills 400 in Pakistan’s Karachi, but rain expected
A devastating heat wave has killed more than 400 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three…