Covid positivity ratio crosses 40%, alarming situation in Karachi By: Web Desk on January 19, 2022KARACHI: During the fifth wave of the pandemic, spurred by the Omicron form of the virus, Karachi is seeing an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases. According to sources at the Federal Ministry of National Health, the port city had the highest infection positivity ratio in the last 24 hours, at 40.13 percent, followed by […]
Schools in Karachi suspend in-person classes amid Omicron threat By: Web Desk on January 17, 2022KARACHI: A private school in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal has closed its primary section amid surging cases of Omicron in the port city. According to the notification released for parents by the school administration, the students of the primary section will take online classes, while students of 6th to 8th grades will be called in to the […]
Karachi commissioner warns of sealing schools for not vaccinating students By: Web Desk on January 15, 2022KARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon, in view of the surging COVID-19 cases in the city, on Friday, directed towards the strict implementation of the SOPs and sealing schools refusing to vaccinate children over 12 years. The commissioner’s statement came during as he chaired a meeting in the port city, where all the deputy commissioners […]
A new suspect in the Harmain murder case has been arrested in Karachi By: Web Desk on January 11, 2022KARACHI: In a raid conducted out by Malir police, a third suspect in the death of a juvenile girl Harmain during a robbery attempt near the Manzil Pump area in Karachi was apprehended. According to reports, a district Malir investigation team apprehended the suspect, Ali Akber, on the National Highway near Shah Latif Town in […]
Terror case filed by police after grenades found in Karachi By: Web Desk on January 8, 2022KARACHI: The finding of 20 hand grenades stuffed in a suitcase discovered at a garbage dump was the subject of a complaint filed by Garden Police. Police claimed to have thwarted a terrorism plot in the city yesterday. The charge has been filed with the Garden police station under the explosives and anti-terrorism laws. The […]
In Karachi, four family members injured in a gas explosion By: Web Desk on January 8, 2022KARACHI: In an explosion caused by gas leaking in Karachi’s SITE Area neighbourhood, at least four members of a family were burned. According to officials, the event took place within the Mominabad police station’s jurisdiction, when a gas explosion ripped the roof off a house in the Metroville neighbourhood, injuring four persons. “The injured included […]
PMD says Mercury to drop to 12 degrees in Karachi, no more rainfall By: Web Desk on January 8, 2022KARACHI: After a recent wet spell, the temperature in the city dipped to 12 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). “The sky will remain clear, and there will be no more rain in Karachi,” the MET office predicted. The meteorological system that brought showers has left Karachi, according to the […]
Temperature in Karachi is expected to dip in the following days, according to the weather forecast By: Web Desk on January 8, 2022KARACHI: Following a nearly four-day rain period, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted a decline in temperature in Karachi in the next few days. The temperature dip could last till January 16, according to Chief Meteorologist PMD Dr Sardar Sarfaraz, who also noted that the western winds had left Karachi. According to the senior meteorologist, […]
Karachi shivers as rainfall reduces temperature By: Web Desk on January 7, 2022KARACHI: Karachi is experiencing cold weather, with recent light to moderate showers making the weather a tad chillier in the port city. The city’s temperature dipped to 13.5 degrees Celsius Friday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), with winds gusting to 10 kilometres per hour. Humidity in the air was 86 per cent. […]
Police foil terror bid in Karachi By: Web Desk on January 6, 2022KARACHI: Police have foiled a terror bid and arrested three terrorists on Thursday from Karachi’s Korangi district. According to police, three alleged terrorists linked with Lyari Gangwar were taken into police custody from Korangi Industrial Area. They were planning to attack important installations in the port city. The senior superintendent of police (SSP) Korangi said […]