Monday, November 9, 2026

Monday, November 9, 2026

Public procurement not meant to be hidden behind a cloak of invisibility: SHC

Karachi

Mehmoodabad, Gujjar Nullah-affected families seek fair compensation

Karachi

Governor Sindh coordinates election security with top officials

Karachi

Young man gunned down in robbery

Karachi

KE to ensure power continuity during elections

Karachi

Medical board formed to determine Zehra’s true age

The Sindh Health Department on Tuesday formed a medical board to determine the age of…

People’s bus service: 100 more buses reach Karachi from China

Good news for Karachiites as 100 more buses for Peoples Intra-District Bus Service have…

Protest against loadshedding comes to an end An hours-long protest against K-Electric (KE) for carrying out unannounced and prolonged power loadshedding ended on yesterday evening after Karachi police met with officials from the power utility and assured protesters that their grievances would be addressed. An elderly woman collapsed and lost her life during the protest, although police denied that she succumbed to any injuries, claiming that she died of “natural causes”.Earlier in the day, police had used tear gas and baton-charged protesting residents of Lyari near the Mauripur Road, who took to the streets against the power utility. The police action came as demonstrators, who were protesting since last night, burnt tyres and blocked the road — which links the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and SITE industrial areas — for traffic. DIG South Sharjeel Kharal told Dawn.com that Karachi Commissioner Mohammed Iqbal Memon had called a meeting at his office which was attended by KE officials. The ongoing protest against prolonged power cuts in the metropolis came under discussion, he said. The South police chief said the commissioner had called another high-level meeting about the power outages on today.Subsequently, the South Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Sattar Isani held talks with the protesters who vacated Mauripur Road after being assured that their grievances and demands — release of detained protesters, exemption from load shedding on Tuesday night and an inquiry to ascertain the cause of death of an elderly female protester — would be addressed. Isani said the police released the detained protesters, while the KE assured the protesters it would not resort to loadshedding on Tuesday night.Kharal also defended the police action against protesters earlier in the day, saying officials were “compelled” to take action as Mauripur Road had been blocked for approximately 15-20 hours. As a result, three or four major arteries were blocked and trucks carrying goods could not move towards KPT, he said. He added that citizens also suffered due to traffic jams caused by the protest. “Because of the blockade at Mauripur Road, the city’s nerve system was adversely affected,” the DIG said. Therefore, in the morning both police and Rangers acted in an effort to vacate the road, he said. Commenting on the female protester’s death, the DIG said that police would look into the matter if the victim’s heirs wanted to lodge a case.

An hours-long protest against K-Electric (KE) for carrying out unannounced and prolonged power loadshedding…

Darul Sehat Hospital sends employees for Hajj

Darul Sehat Hospital, owned and operated by Darul Shifa International (Pvt) Ltd. sends six of…

Sindh ensures animals being brought to market virus free: Official

The Sindh government is taking steps to ensure that sacrificial animals being brought to…

KUBS extends deadline for submission of admissions forms

The Karachi University Business School on Monday announced to extend the deadline for submission of…

PTCL, Ufone donate life jackets to fishermen community

PTCL Group, Pakistan’s largest telecom operators PTCL & Ufone has donated life jackets to the fishermen…

Inauguration of new UK Visa Centre in city

The UK Visa Application Centre is situated in the city center of the hustling and bustling…

Covid cases increasing at alarming level in city

Covid-19 positivity ratio in Karachi has reached an alarming level of 22.65 percent, the…

MQM-P urges PPP to fulfill its promises for parties’ alliance future

Reminding Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) had entered into an alliance with…

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