Karachi, کراچی
Pakistan's largest city, financial capital and main port.
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Karachi's SMCHS food street reopens as a car-free food walk on 1 November, 6pm to 2am
The revamped street in Chanesar Town will close to vehicles every evening so families can walk and eat. Murad Ali Shah is due to open it on Sunday.
30 Oct 2026
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11 Pakistani fishermen freed from Indian jails reach Karachi after four to nine years; over 70 still held
Edhi ambulances brought the men from Wagah to the Edhi Centre at Merewether Tower, where families had waited since morning. One learned of his mother's death three years late.
30 Oct 2026
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Karachi fire: furniture market near Kamran Chowrangi gutted, blaze spreads to residential building; no one hurt
Four fire tenders fought the fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar overnight. Traders say stock worth crores was lost and that firefighters took 15 to 20 minutes to arrive, the second fire at the market in under two years.
30 Oct 2026
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BIEK warns students: fake board website charged Rs 10,000 a subject to 'clear' papers
A fake Board of Intermediate Education Karachi results site sent students to a WhatsApp helpline that asked for money to change results. The board says it has no link to it and has reported it to the NCCIA.
29 Oct 2026
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PM Shehbaz approves Lahore and Karachi airport expansion; Karachi runway work complete
The prime minister ordered the two busiest airports expanded under their master plans and outside firms hired to improve passenger services. No cost or deadline was announced.
29 Oct 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan signs deal to buy P&G's Port Qasim factory and land in Karachi
The PSX-listed maker of Colgate toothpaste and detergents signed the agreement on 28 October, a year after Procter & Gamble said it would stop making and selling directly in Pakistan.
28 Oct 2026
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Lahore AQI hits 419: world's most polluted major city as Punjab demolishes 197 brick kilns
IQAir put Lahore top of its live ranking on Thursday morning with an AQI of 419, ahead of Cairo and Delhi. Kasur was worst on Punjab's own dashboard at 348.
28 Oct 2026
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New provinces debate: Bilawal says it is time for a 'full stop', Sindh has decided
Speaking in Lyari with CM Murad Ali Shah, the PPP chairman said the Sindh Assembly has rejected dividing the province several times and the topic should be closed. He said no one has approached him about a 28th Amendment.
27 Oct 2026
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Flu cases double at Karachi hospitals in a week: JPMC sees 70 to 80 a day, Civil Hospital 30 to 40
Doctors at the city's two biggest public hospitals say patients are sicker and slower to recover, and whole families are arriving together as nights turn cooler.
27 Oct 2026
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Sindh Literature Festival 2026 at Mohatta Palace, Karachi, on 21 and 22 November
The ninth edition moves to the Clifton landmark for two days of Sindhi literature, music, poetry and talks.
26 Oct 2026
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ML-1 Karachi-Rohri track: $2.5 billion, 480 km of new rail, work likely from January 2027
The railways minister told the National Assembly the first phase of ML-1 is about safety, after 349 derailments since 2022. Here is what is planned and what it means for trains through Sindh.
23 Oct 2026
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Sindh raises house rent allowance for Secretariat staff from 50% to 85%, from 1 July
CM Murad Ali Shah approved the rise after SENWA protests. It is backdated to 1 July and will now be paid every three months.
20 Oct 2026
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Nehr-e-Khayyam in Clifton to become a clean-water canal within two months
Sindh's local government department says the Karachi drain's sewage will be diverted and the banks planted, with no commercial building. What residents can expect.
20 Oct 2026
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Karachi factory fire: SITE Metroville garment warehouse still burning after five hours
Eleven fire tenders, two snorkels and water bowsers are fighting a blaze that spread from the second to the third floor. Staff were evacuated and no injuries have been reported.
19 Oct 2026
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Karachi polio case: 6-month-old boy in Jamali Colony is Pakistan's 7th case of 2026
It is Karachi's first confirmed case since December 2024. The next vaccination drive covers every Karachi district from 2 to 8 November.
19 Oct 2026
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Karachi Green Line BRT extension to Municipal Park: 1.8 km due in 2026-27
Governor Nehal Hashmi visited the Numaish to Jama Cloth stretch and said the federal share of the money has been released.
19 Oct 2026
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Mangroves in Karachi: Suparco images show Mai Kolachi creeks turned into reclaimed plots
The space agency warns that clearing mangroves weakens the coast against floods, storm surges and sea-level rise. In Sujawal, replanting has more than doubled cover since 2019.
19 Oct 2026
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Nehr-i-Khayyam: Clifton residents protest plan to cover 1 km of the drain to Boat Basin
Columns and a platform are already up over the Clifton drain. Campaigners say it links two creeks and that narrowing it risks flooding the area and the port.
19 Oct 2026
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Karachi gas outage: Red Line BRT digging hits a high-pressure SSGC pipeline on University Road, cutting supply to Gulshan, Saddar and Garden
Gas went off around 1pm on Saturday across central Karachi. SSGC says it restored supply by 5pm, but residents reported low pressure into the evening.
18 Oct 2026
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Shahrah-e-Quaideen to lose two traffic signals as KMC plans U-turns near Allah Wali Chowrangi
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation wants traffic from Shahrah-e-Faisal to reach Mazar-e-Quaid without stopping as far as the Society Office. Planning is in its final stage.
16 Oct 2026