Tag: Karachi

  • Matric paper leaked in Karachi

    The question paper of Physics of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Annual Examination 2021 (matriculation exams) has been leaked on social media, and the solved paper is being widely shared. SSC exams across Sindh started from today, The News has reported.

    As per details, the Physics paper began at 9:30am on Monday. At 9:34am, images of a solved exam paper were doing the rounds on social media.

    According to the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Chairperson Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, a total of 348,249 students have registered for the ninth grade and matric exams in science and general groups.

    In addition to that, multiple examination centres across the city complained of a delay in the delivery of question papers. More than 300,000 students of classes 9 and 10 will sit in the examinations this year and more than 438 examination centres have been set up in Sindh and Intermediate exams will be held from July 26.

  • Karachi among world’s 10 most stressful cities to live in for 2021

    Karachi among world’s 10 most stressful cities to live in for 2021

    Karachi is listed among the world’s top 10 most stressful cities to live in, according to a list by German company VAAY.

    The index is made by analyzing 15 important stress indicators including governance, environment, finance and security.

    As per reports, the list claims cities are selected for their size and significance as well as for the accessibility of comparable and reliable information.

    The cities with the most stressful social, environmental and economic conditions make it to the bottom while the most stable and happy ones top the list.

    Karachi is at number 93 on the list, which is slightly better than Baghdad ranking at 94, Kabul at 95 and Moscow being on the 96th position.

    Iceland’s serene capital, Reykajavik, tops the list as the least stressful city, followed by Bern (Switzerland), Helsinki, (Finland), Wellington, Melbourne, Oslo, Copenhagen, Innsbruck (Austria), Hannover (Germany) and Graz (Austria).

    Mumbai ranks at 100 as the most stressful urban centre. Ranks of other major international cities are Sydney at 19, Abu Dhabi at 28, Toronto at 30, Singapore at 33, Tokyo at 34, Berlin at 36, Chicago at 40, Rome at 42, Los Angeles at 45, Washington at 47, Buenos Aires at 48, Cape Town at 51, Prague at 52, Budapest at 54, Tel Aviv at 55, Paris at 62, Doha at 65, Kuwait at 66, Rio de Janeiro at 67, London at 69, Kuala Lumpur at 76, Riyadh at 77, Shanghai at 83, Tehran at 86, Bangkok at 87, Cairo at 88 and Istanbul at 90.

    The selected cities are not necessarily the most and least stressful cities in the world; instead, they were chosen for their global comparability.

    The list aims to showcase good governance to inspire and pave way for cities lagging behind.

  • Registration of pet dogs starts in Karachi

    Registration of pet dogs starts in Karachi

    The Cantonment Board on Monday made registration of pet dogs compulsory, days after two dogs attacked a lawyer in the Karachi’s Defence area.

    The CBC, in a notification, said under section 119 and the Cantonment Act 1924, it is now mandatory for all dog owners to get their pets registered. The rate of the form has been fixed at Rs250 while the registration fee will be Rs2,000 per dog.

    The form requires the name of the dog owner, ID card number, address of the place where the dog is kept, mobile number, email ID, the colour of the dog, breed, sex, and why the owner is keeping it.

    As per details, the date of vaccination of the dog will also be written in the form.

    A vaccination card, with the signature of the dog owner, a photograph of the dog, a copy of the owner’s ID card, the vaccination report given by the doctors and a copy of the fee payment challan will be attached with the form.

    Once the form is submitted, it will be the choice of the CBC whether it will allow the citizens to keep the dog or not.

    The CBC said the non-registration of a dog will make it impossible for the board to determine whether the dog has been muzzled and is disease-free or not.

    Thus, keeping an unregistered dog will be illegal and it will lead to the detention or culling of the dog, imposition of fines, or legal actions.

    The dog registration form will be available at the cantonment board’s office.

    Last week, a video went viral that showed two dogs attacking a resident in DHA.

    On Saturday, a Karachi court had ordered the police to arrest the owner of two pet dogs who attacked a lawyer five days ago.

    The Additional District and Sessions Judge South issued the orders after rejecting the appeal for pre-arrest bail of the owner, Humayun Khan, whose two dogs had attacked the lawyer Mirza Ali Akhtar leaving him severely injured.

    The court said that “it was due to the negligence of the owner that the dogs attacked the lawyer, whose life is now in danger”.

  • Man kills wife for posting videos on TikTok

    Man kills wife for posting videos on TikTok

    A man allegedly murdered his wife in Karachi’s Landhi’s Sherpao Colony for uploading videos on social media app TikTok in spite of his objections.

    As per reports, the man, identified as Ishaq, killed his wife and mother-in-law over TikTok videos in Karachi on Sunday.

    Police said the man had asked his wife not to go out without his permission and post videos on TikTok.

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    The deceased identified as Ramsha used to make TikTok videos but her husband did not like it. Police said Ramsha was living at her parents’ house after fighting with her husband.

    Police have recorded the statements of the eyewitnesses and raids are being carried out to arrest the suspect. A case has also been registered against Ishaq.

  • Pregnant woman arrested for kidnapping newborn from Karachi hospital

    Pregnant woman arrested for kidnapping newborn from Karachi hospital

    Police arrested a pregnant woman for kidnapping a newborn boy from a charity hospital in Karachi’s Baldia Town on Thursday. The baby was recovered during a police raid at her house.

    According to the police, the accused Sabiha told during the initial inquiry that a nurse had sold the baby to her for Rs 30,000.

    As per reports, the woman, who was 37 weeks pregnant and a mother of two daughters, confessed that she committed the crime under pressure from her in-laws to bear a boy. After the medical report, the woman found out that she was expecting a girl after which she decided to kidnap a baby boy around her delivery date to “avert social pressure”.

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    Police said that they did not find the husband of the accused involved in the crime.  The woman has been handed over to the Anti-Violence Cell and an investigation is underway.

    Atallah, the uncle of the abducted child, said that the rescue of the child was carried out with the help of a lady doctor and her brother.

    The cloth wrapped around the newborn was shown on social media and TV channels with the news that a woman had kidnapped the child and escaped from the municipal hospital.

     The lady doctor’s brother chased the suspect and visited the house. He informed the police after which the child was recovered.

     

  • Video: Pet dogs attack Karachi resident

    Video: Pet dogs attack Karachi resident

    Two pet dogs attacked and injured a resident of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi on Monday. 

    The video circulating on social media shows the two dogs rushed towards the resident when he was walking in the street. The pet sitter at first tried to pull off the dogs from the man but upon seeing the dogs out of control , he ran away from the scene leaving the victim to defend for himself.

    Another man, who appears to be the caretaker of the dogs tried hard to separate the animals from Ali but was unsuccessful. 

    As per reports, the victim, Mirza Akhtar Ali is a lawyer by profession later registered a complaint with Darakshan police station.

    The two caretakers of the dogs, identified as Fahad and Ali, left the advocate injured on the road. The victim said a passer-by took him to a hospital.

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    Police registered a case against the dogs’ owner, Humayun Khan and nominated the two caretakers in the case as well. 

    Police claimed that Fahad and Ali were arrested and presented in court. The owner of the dogs was granted bail in the case. 

  • Karachiites ignore Covid-19 protocols, as people head to beaches to beat the heat

    Karachiites ignore Covid-19 protocols, as people head to beaches to beat the heat

    Pakistan has shown great progress in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

    However, Karachiites seemed to have completely ignored the government’s call for maintaining precautions during the third wave. Videos on social media show how crowded the beaches were on the weekend.

    People gathered at the beach to beat the heat. Temperatures regularly hover around 40 degrees and the humidity only makes it worse.

    Pakistan has only fully vaccinated 3.4 million people. The government has asked citizens to avoid crowds and maintain social distancing.

    The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country are 949,175 with positivity rate of 2.6 per cent.

  • SC orders to demolish Aladin Shopping Mall and Pavilion End Club in Karachi within two days

    SC orders to demolish Aladin Shopping Mall and Pavilion End Club in Karachi within two days

    The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the authorities to demolish Aladin Shopping Mall and Pavilion End Club in Karachi within two days, reports Samaa. An anti-encroachment drive ordered by the SC has been underway in various parts of the city.

    Demonstrators gathered on Tuesday to protest against shops being demolished. Shopkeepers protested on the road when the operation began. They were baton-charged by the police. Protesters threw stones at the law enforcement personnel.

    Director Anti-Encroachment Bashir Siddiqui, who was leading the operation, said there is stiff resistance from the shopkeepers.

    In a hearing on Monday, the SC declared the buildings illegal.“The land was unlawfully converted into a commercial area,” Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said.

    Justice Gulzar instructed the police and Rangers to begin the operation immediately. “Permission for commercial activity on land allotted to parks won’t be given at any cost,” the chief justice added.

    However, Aladin Amusement Park and Pavilion End Club managements have asked the Supreme Court to review its decision.

    Pavilion End Club employs more than 600 people, who dedicate their services to uplift the mood and experience of the visiting public and whose livelihood will be lost by the SC’s sudden decision, it said in a statement.

    Demolishing them at such short notice will cause “distress to thousands of families who depend on it for their livelihood and those that depend on it for safe recreation staffed by a large group of security guards who maintain law and order and security to keep the facility safe and secure.”

  • Pakistani aeronautical engineer sets up juice stall after studying from China

    Pakistani aeronautical engineer sets up juice stall after studying from China

     Abdul Malik, a Karachi citizen had done his aeronautical engineering degree from a Chinese university but now he is forced to sell juice in Pakistan as he could not find a suitable job.

    As per details, he had his schooling from the United Arab Emirates. Later on, he did his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from a Chinese University.

    After coming back to Pakistan he got a chance to intern at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra, followed by a job as a trainee engineer at the Peshawar Flying Club. He also worked as an assistant ramp officer at a private company for a few years.

    But even after having a good qualification and experience, he could neither find a suitable job nor a fair salary. 

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    Talking to Geo News, Abdul Malik said that he applied to every aviation-related company for a job but he never got a positive response from anywhere.

    “I think I had to face a setback because there was no one to refer me,” said Abdul Malik, who is also fluent in five languages, including Urdu, English, Chinese, Pushto, and Arabic.

    Finally Abdul Malik decided to sell watermelon juice as he had no other to make ends meet.

    “I stayed jobless for six months before trying to sell juice. But once I started, it became an instant hit and people started loving it,” he said. “I think my career and future have been destroyed.”

    Expressing his disappointment, Abdul Malik said that he would throw away his degrees and certificates because they have been of no use because of the system.

  • Hira Mani requests Mustafa Kamal to transform Karachi like Lahore, falls amidst live transmission

    Hira Mani requests Mustafa Kamal to transform Karachi like Lahore, falls amidst live transmission

    Hira Mani appeared on Geo’s Jashan e Cricket, and fell down while getting on stage, although she quickly managed to get up.

    When The Current reached out to the anchor and his team to find out what happened, Shahzad Iqbal said, “I asked her (Hira) if she was okay, and needed some help during the show. These kind of things happen on live television and she was a good sport about it”.

    The Kashf actress, was her humorous self on the show and played a game where she had to predict something for celebrities and famous personalities. When Mustafa Kamal’s picture popped up, Hira expressed her request for him to transform Karachi like Lahore.

    Elaborating on her point, she added that she wants Karachi’s roads and infrastructure to improve, Hira also wants the water crises in the city to be resolved at the earliest.

    Hira explained her Katrina Kaif comment by saying that she likes Bollywood superstar Katrina but the Dhoom 3 actress has used botox whereas Hira hasn’t.