Tag: Karachi

  • Shaniera Akram pens a love letter for Karachi

    Shaniera Akram’s love for Karachi is no secret.

    In a recent post, Akram once again expressed her love for the city praising the resilience and diversity of Karachi, comparing it to an eagle that looks into the eye without a fright and remains devoted to where it belongs.

    Posing in front of a wall painting of wings, Akram said: “Karachi is a personification of these damaged wings in which we believe and have the faith that it can fly high and conquer all its fears.”

    “The city of lights, the city of diversity and the city of hearts held so tightly by its people, more than a city it’s home to all who pass through or plant their feet,” she added.

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    “That is why we will never turn our back or give up on our beautiful city and it’s future,” concluded Shaniera. “We are the change and we are it’s a support system. Together we can heal, build, and grow.”

    “Karachi is We, Karachi is Us and Karachi is love!”

    Shaniera is actively involved in working for Karachi and campaigns for beach cleaning and other social issues along with husband Wasim Akram.

  • Delivery boy robs people by hiding gun in food delivery bag

    The police arrested a delivery boy for robbing people using a weapon hidden inside his delivery bag.

    As per details, the suspect from Karachi’s Ferozabad area bore the uniform and a box of online food delivery service in which he put his weapon.

    The delivery boy, Abdul Rauf told the police he had only recently joined the online food delivery service and admitted he was tempted to rob people as he had no money.

    “I bought this gun back in 2011”, Rauf admitted to police.

    Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) East Sajid Sadozai told media the suspect knocked at house doors pretending to be a food delivery person and then robbed them with his partners.

    The police are still searching for his alleged aides involved in criminal activities.

    Rauf has confessed to at least 21 robberies, SSP Sadozai said.

  • VIDEO: Ostrich on the loose in Karachi

    VIDEO: Ostrich on the loose in Karachi

    A video of an ostrich running across a road in Karachi is doing rounds on social media.

    As per reports, the bird had escaped a private park and made its way to a road in the city’s Korangi No 4 area.

    “Ostriches are afraid of water. This one escaped from a private park when water entered it” said the police. “The park’s employees ran after it and captured it later.”

    Meanwhile, other reports have stated that the bird escaped from the Landhi Korangi Zoo.

  • Karachi among world’s most polluted cities

    Karachi among world’s most polluted cities

    Karachi has been listed among the world’s most polluted cities ranking sixth on the global Air Quality Index on Monday.

    As per details, the number of polluted particles in the air in the provincial capital was recorded at 186 particulate matter.

    The capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek was on the top of the list while India’s Kolkata ranked second among the world’s most polluted cities.

    According to the classification, pollution from 151 to 200 degrees is harmful to health, pollution from 201 to 300 degrees is extremely harmful to health, while more than 301 degrees indicates hazardous pollution.

  • Karachi’s traffic plan for New Year’s Eve

    Karachi’s traffic plan for New Year’s Eve

    The Karachi traffic police has announced a traffic plan for New Year’s Eve.

    According to the route prepared by the traffic police, no main roads will be closed for traffic this year. However, traffic from Sea View McDonald’s to Village Hotel will be one-way, while parking will be not allowed on Sea View, Shah-Ra-e-Faisal, Abdullah Haroon Road and Ziaud Din Ahmed Road. Parking will also be banned on Mai Kolachi Road, Korangi and MT Khan Road.

    The traffic police added that if anyone rides a motorcycle without a silencer, they will be handed over to police. Aerial firing is also banned and people can send video complaints of aerial firing via WhatsApp on 0343 -5142770.

    The police will be appointed in all areas of Karachi from 8 pm today to 3am tomorrow.

    Earlier, it was reported that a ban will be imposed on aerial firing in the city and restaurants and commercial centers can only remain open till 8 pm on New Year’s Eve.

    On December 30, it was reported that Karachi Commissioner Navid Ahmed Shaikh instructed the police to keep Sea View and surrounding areas open for the public on the day with better traffic and security arrangements.

    The directives came amid the current pandemic while checking the security and traffic plan and other arrangements for December 31.

  • Karachi police helpline received almost 800,000 bogus calls in 2020

    Karachi police helpline received 34,941,33 calls on Madadgar-15 in 2020, out of which about 798,000 turned out to be either bogus or prank calls.

    According to an annual report of the police helpline, the Karachi police acting on 27,265,00 complaints arrested 474 suspects, captured 127 pistols, recovered 138 stolen and snatched bikes, 26 four-wheelers, 65 cell phones, 78,000 wristwatches, jewellery and other valuables.

    It said the police’s average time of responding to calls on Madadgar-15 reduced to seven minutes from 40 minutes after the helpline’s revival.

    A police official advised people to make calls to the helpline only in case of any emergency.

  • Bomb scare creates panic at Karachi airport

    Panic gripped at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport following the detection of an unclaimed suspicious bag beeping on a motorbike in the parking area by the Civil Aviation Authority.

    As per details, around 03:15 pm in the afternoon, CAA viligance and cargo staff informed the security staff about a suspicious cotton pooch hanging from a motorbike, with a beeping sound coming from it.

    A bomb disposal squad (BDS) was immediately called. They reached the site and defused the device.

    The BDS confirmed that the device did not carry any explosive material but it did carry flammable material which was capable of starting a fire.

    The airport police took the motorbike in custody and the area was marked clear.

    The bike owner was identified as Sundeep Kumar who works as a guard at the Royal Airport Services, Malir SSP Irfan Ali Bahadur confirmed.

    According to the owner, he had installed a flashing device at the Chota Gate, Malir and insisted that it was just a flashing device. Police verified the bike owner’s statement by the mechanic who had installed the flash device and later handed over the bike back to Sundeep.

  • Highest COVID-19 positivity rates recorded in Karachi, Abbottabad throughout December

    Highest COVID-19 positivity rates recorded in Karachi, Abbottabad throughout December

    The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) announced on Monday that the highest COVID-19 occurrence has been recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s city of Abbottabad and the city of lights Karachi for the month of December. 

    The positivity rate is obtained by dividing the number of people who test positive for the coronavirus with the total number of tests conducted in 24 hours.

    As per reports, Abbottabad’s positivity rate on Sunday was 25.5% and Karachi has been reporting positivity rate of above 12% in the last 10 days.

    The NCOC said the national positivity rate, however, has decreased in the past few days. The month’s highest coronavirus ratio was recorded at 9.71% on December 6 while the number stood at 6.13% on Sunday.

    The country has reported 1,974 cases in the past 24 hours while 55 people lost their lives and 1,760 recovered. Pakistan has reported 473,309 cases so far.

  • Four killed, over 18 hospitalised after toxic gas leak in Karachi

    At least four people have died and over a dozen have been hospitalised after a toxic gas leak in Kemari area of Karachi over the past two days.

    According to a hospital spokesperson, at least 22 patients were brought to the hospital in the last two days and all of them were complaining of breathing problems. 18 were discharged after they were given medical attention, while four died during the treatment.

    The spokesperson of Ziauddin Hospital said that the deceased had the same symptoms as the people who were brought to the hospital in February after purported soybean dust in the area had caused many residents to fall ill.

    The incident came under the spotlight after a release of a statement by the hospital that raised alarm over the worsening situation. The government authorities, on the other hand, are still clueless as to what was happening in the area, just like the last time when over 14 people lost their lives to to mysterious gas leak in the same area.

    In February, alleged soybean dust had killed over 14 and affected 300 people.

    A report compiled by the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at Karachi University had found aeroallergen from soybean dust in blood samples collected from the people who died.

  • Gallup survey: 92% respondents think Karachi is the best city to live

    Gallup survey: 92% respondents think Karachi is the best city to live

    The survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan has revealed that 92% of the respondents think that Karachi is the best place to live expressing that the Sea View was their most likeable feature of the city, while garbage/littering is the most unlikable aspect of the city.

    Over 500 people from across Karachi took part in the poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan that was held from Oct 27 to November 17, 2020.

    Photo Courtesy: Gallup Pakistan.

    17% Karachiites were not satisfied with the city’s electricity’s supply.

    Photo Courtesy: Gallup Pakistan.

    8 out of 10 citizens representing 82% of the respondents have shared that they felt safe in their neighbourhood during the day. 3 out of 4 expressed that they feel unsafe in the city due to violent crimes.