Category: Local

K‑Electric (KE) has announced a scheduled power shutdown affecting 62 feeders across Karachi on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The maintenance work on transformers will run between 08:00 and 18:30, with…

The local administration in Karachi has initiated a wide-ranging campaign to curb the sale of soft-drinks, snacks, and meals by informal roadside vendors. According to the order, stalls selling carbonated…

Officials at the Pakistan Customs Airport Cargo Control Unit foiled a major drug-smuggling attempt after seizing a parcel at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. The package — declared as clothes, socks…

The provincial government of Sindh has announced that the Ghotki–Kandhkot Bridge over the Indus River is scheduled to be inaugurated in June 2027. The announcement was made by Syed Murad…

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has temporarily suspended its mobile-phone registration service — a system used to register devices under the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). The regulatory…

A child in Karachi fell into an uncovered manhole but was rescued in time, police say. According to the report, the incident occurred when the youngster wandered onto a street…

The provincial government of Sindh is preparing to make premarital counselling mandatory for all couples before their marriage registration. The proposed Premarital and Marital Counselling Bill, 2025 — unveiled by…

The provincial government of Sindh has launched an e-marking system to digitise the marking and result-processing of matriculation and intermediate exams — a move aimed at reducing human error, speeding…

The Asim Munir — now holding the rank of Field Marshal — has been approved by Shehbaz Sharif for appointment as the first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Pakistan,…

Murtaza Wahab — the Mayor of Karachi — has formally apologized to the family of a three-year-old boy, Ibrahim, who fatally fell into an open manhole near Nipa Chowrangi. Describing…