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Sindh Govt Declares Rain Emergency: Half-Day, School Closures, and Safety Measures

Sindh Rain Emergency

Sindh Responds to Rain Emergency Rain Emergency Declared in Sindh Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has declared a rain emergency. This comes as the province braces for expected heavy rainfall. All government and private offices in Karachi will operate for half a day tomorrow. Precautions and Warnings Issued …

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Five designers from Lahore we want to see in Karachi

They say the grass is always greener on the other side and while we love Karachi designers, there’s something about a few Lahore-based designers that we can’t get over. Unfortunately, these designers are based solely out of Lahore and we can’t go browse through their studios (websites don’t count!) and …

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BUDGET 2022-23: Rs15.37bn kept for six new, 18 ongoing Karachi ‘mega schemes’

KARACHI: While Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has claimed to have earmarked Rs118 billion for “Karachi-based” projects in the Rs1.714 trillion provincial budget for financial year 2022-23, new schemes for infrastructure development of the country’s business capital appear to have attracted a little attention as the provincial government has …

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Imran gives 6-day ultimatum to govt for announcing elections

Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday gave the incumbent government an ultimatum; to announce elections within six days or have the “entire nation” return to the capital. In an impassioned speech, the ousted premier claimed he was providing the coalition government with ample time …

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SC wraps up govt’s application drawing attention to violations during PTI’s long march

The Supreme Court on Thursday wrapped up an application filed by the federal government drawing the court’s attention to events from the previous day, claiming that PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan had “violated” the apex court’s orders with regard to the party’s Azadi March. A five-member bench, headed by …

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Govt says Imran ‘has run away after spreading chaos’ as protesters begin dispersing from D-Chowk

Government ministers and mouthpieces on Thursday claimed that former prime minister Imran Khan had “run away after spreading chaos” in the country as PTI protesters at Islamabad’s D-Chowk began dispersing after he gave the government a six-day deadline to call elections, failing which he would “return” to the capital. In …

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PTI minister says Uzair Baloch JIT report released by Sindh govt ‘different from original’

Uzair Baloch

Minister of Shipping and Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed to the notice of Uzair Baloch JIT report which was released by Sindh government a day earlier which he stated was different from the original one. During a press conference in Islamabad he …

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Karachi Chamber of Commerce demands Sindh take back an extension decision

KCCI

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) declined the Sindh government’s decision of extending the lockdown, as Karachi Electronic Dealers Association announced that they will be reopening their businesses from tomorrow. A statement was released by KCCI which said that “Businesses should be allowed to operate at full capacity.” …

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Govt raises petrol price by nearly Rs 26 citing ‘global rise in prices’

petrol

The government on Friday decided to increase the prince of all petroleum products by nearly Rs26 to share the impact of rising international prices with the consumers.The price of petrol has been raised to Rs25.58 making it Rs100.10 per liter from the existing Rs74.52 which makes it an increase of …

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