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Karachi sees Imran’s magic despite rigging

By: Talha Makhdoom | May 12, 2013

  KARACHI   Like other parts of the country, the magic of the charismatic personality of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chief Imran Khan has also migrated to Karachi, where the citizens ...

Police begin seizing vehicles

By: Talha Makhdoom | May 10, 2013

karachi - Commuters are facing hardship in the metropolis as public transport vehicles have been seized by the authorities for the election duties.Long queues of passengers, mostly comprising ...

NA-242 a hub of problems

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 29, 2013

KARACHI -  The constituency of NA-242, dominated by Muttahida Qaumi Movement, remains under an extreme threat of criminals’ attacks as adjacent localities are controlled by outlawed ...

PTI claims to win major Karachi constituencies

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 21, 2013

KARACHI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf gears up for the electoral campaign in Karachi and vows to give tough time to the major stakeholders of the City. The PTI is contesting election from 17 out of 20 ...

Citizens oppose fuel adjustment charges

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 09, 2013

KARACHI - Stakeholders of different trades and professions on Monday objected to the proposal of 76 paisa per unit hike in electricity on account of fuel adjustment charges by Karachi Electric Supply ...

Rs270b defaulter KESC sends defaulters’ list to NAB

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 05, 2013

KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company has sent defaulters list to NAB for recovery of over Rs64 billion debts though the company itself is defaulter of over Rs270 billion.Sources disclosed ...

KESC to drop bomb of hiked rates; Citizens irked

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 02, 2013

KARACHI - Citizens have condemned and reject the expected price hike by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation as the KESC has submitted a plea requesting the National Electric Power Regulatory ...

PST all set for upcoming polls

By: Talha Makhdoom | April 02, 2013

KARACHI – Pakistan Sunni Tehreek (PST) is prepared to contest the general elections from various constituencies of Karachi and submitted nomination form for National and Provincial ...

Traces of summer bring prolong outages

By: Talha Makhdoom | March 17, 2013

KARACHI – With the traces of summer just hit the City, unannounced prolong loadshedding also started by Karachi Electric Supply Company as the utility company put blame on insufficient gas ...

Blast-hit buildings declared dangerous

By: Talha Makhdoom | March 06, 2013

KARACHI – One of the three buildings which were affected in the twin blasts of Abbas Town on Sunday, has been declared dangerous and they need to be completely demolished and re-constructed. ...

Illegal constructions in cahoots with SBCA

By: Talha Makhdoom | February 21, 2013

KARACHI - Despite the tall claims of the Director General of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), massive illegal constructions are being carried out in the City, causing loss of millions of ...

Heaps of garbage mocks KMC’s efficiency

By: Talha Makhdoom | February 17, 2013

KARACHI – The municipal services of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has failed to lift garbage from various parts of the metropolis, creating a serious concern for the environment across the ...

Fleecing by flour mills goes unchecked

By: Talha Makhdoom | February 15, 2013

KARACHI - The District Management of Karachi has failed to control the flour prices fixed by the provincial food department as flour mills are continuously selling the commodity on exorbitant rates ...

Parties protest for Karachi delimitation

By: Talha Makhdoom | January 24, 2013

KARACHI – Several political and religious parties have started a campaign for a three-day sit-in from January 26, outside the office of the provincial election commission (PEC), against the ...

Eid Miladun Nabi preparations in full swing

By: Talha Makhdoom | January 19, 2013

KARACHI - The preparations to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi (SAWW) are in full swing in the City as roads and buildings are being decorated with green flags, colourful buntings, banners and fancy ...

Copious corruption clutches SBCA completely

By: Talha Makhdoom | January 10, 2013

KARACHI - Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has busted all previous records of corruption.The tall claims of Director General, Sindh Building Control Authority are just the mere statements. ...

Security for Karachi airport insufficient

By: Talha Makhdoom | December 18, 2012

KARACHI – Against the backdrop of a terrorist attack on the Peshawar airport, security measures for the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi seem insufficient, exposing the negligence of ...

MQM’s mandate is fake: PTI

By: Talha Makhdoom | December 12, 2012

KARACHI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh leaders have proposed delimitation of electoral constituencies based on the 18 towns and six cantonment boards as existing constituencies were based on ...

Govt fails to protect transporters

By: Talha Makhdoom | December 11, 2012

KARACHI - The Superhighway, the road connecting the metropolis to upper Pakistan, witnessed complete gridlock for four hours on Monday as the strike of the Goods Transporters of Karachi entered 10th ...

Hard days ahead for non-custom paid vehicles

By: Talha Makhdoom | December 06, 2012

KARACHI - A joint task force of various law-enforcement agencies has formed to take action against the non-registered and non-custom duty paid vehicles in Sindh. Federal Board of Revenue has ...

Despite electricity outages, consumers get inflated bills

By: Talha Makhdoom | December 02, 2012

KARACHI - Despite massive loadshedding ranging between four to seven hours in the metropolis, several citizens are receiving excessive bills from the Karachi Electric Supply Company.Complaining ...

MA Jinnah Road declared a ‘curfew zone’

By: Talha Makhdoom | November 23, 2012

KARACHI – Sindh government has declared MA Jinnah Road as high security zone during Muharram due to its importance in connection with the central processions of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), ...

KMC mulls yet another ‘failed’ project

By: Talha Makhdoom | November 18, 2012

KARACHI - Despite a signification proof of failure in proper utilisation of already completed car parking plaza built with millions of rupees in Saddar, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has ...

53 ‘smuggled’ vehicles seized

By: Talha Makhdoom | November 12, 2012

KARACHI - Following the orders of apex court, the Custom Intelligence authorities seized at least 53 vehicles belonging to influential persons, sources told The Nation on Sunday.Official sources ...

Rs221.3m disbursed among 18 towns

By: Talha Makhdoom | October 26, 2012

KARACHI – Karachi Metropolitan Corporation claimed to have finalised comprehensive arrangements for disposing of animal offal during the holidays of Eidul Azha.The KMC had paid the property tax ...

Transporters fleecing passengers

By: Talha Makhdoom | October 25, 2012

KARACHI – A large number of people in Karachi are leaving for their native areas to celebrate Eidul Azha and a special train left for Peshawar on Wednesday. The transporters are fleecing them ...

Traders’ fleecing at record high

By: Talha Makhdoom | October 23, 2012

KARACHI – The skyrocketing rates of the sacrificial animals particularly at the Super Highway cattle market for Eidul Azha have compelled the buyers to return home without buying.Dozens of ...

Power outages increase despite low demand

By: Talha Makhdoom | October 16, 2012

KARACHI – As soon as the winter season approaches, the issue of supply of gas arises between Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), affecting Karachiites ...

24 SBCA men suspended over ‘offences’

By: Talha Makhdoom | September 25, 2012

KARACHI – Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) Director General has suspended at least 24 officials over minor negligence, whereas illegal construction of hundreds of sites still continues ...

Rule at gunpoint heading to logical end: Jamaat

By: Talha Makhdoom | September 20, 2012

KARACHI – Major city markets remained closed while traffic on roads and attendance in schools and colleges thinned out on Wednesday following a strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami against the ...

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