Tag: Karachi

  • Karachi to get its first street library on Quaid’s birthday

    Karachi to get its first street library on Quaid’s birthday

    The Sindh government has decided to open a street library to promote literature on December 25, marking the birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

    The government has taken a new step to support education by developing a roadside street library near Metropole that would be inaugurated on December 25.

    As per reports, the library will operate on the ‘take a book and leave a book’ basis. Commissioner Karachi shared that the idea behind this first street library of the city is to encourage the practice of book reading among people.

    The Karachi Commissioner’s Office has decorated the wall surrounding the Metropole building with portraits of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, his sister Fatima Jinnah, and poet Allama Iqbal. Wooden bookshelves have also been installed between the portraits.

    Plans to upgrade other public libraries in different districts of the city are also underway.

  • Weekend events in your city

    Weekend events in your city

    Lahore

    Rooftop Family Fest

    Date and Time: Dec 20 at 3 PM – Dec 22 at 12 AM

    Venue: Fortress Stadium

    Musical Fest

    Date: 21st Dec

    Time: 06:30 PM – 11:30 PM

    Venue: Nishat Hotel.

    Islamabad:

    Rawalpindi Food Festival

    Date and Time: Dec 20 at 4 PM – Dec 22 at 7 PM

    Venue: Ayub Park

    Winter Fiesta

    Date: 21st Dec

    Time: 12PM – 10PM

    Venue: Awan E Quaid Mehran Gate F9 Park

    Karachi:

    Christmas Extravaganza at the Library

    Date: 22nd Dec

    Time: 2PM – 3PM

    Venue: British Council, Karachi

    Family Dinner Cruise 

    Date: 21st Dec

    Time: 5:30 – 9:30 PM

    Venue: 2nd Commercial Lane, Zamzama Commercial Area, Building 1/C

  • Weekend events in your city

    Weekend events in your city

    Lahore

    The Rhythm Circle

    Date: Nov 30, Saturday.

    Time: 6:30-7:30 PM

    Venue: 126/F, Model Town, Faiz Ghar

    Pottery and Painting Workshop

    Karachi

    Cruise Safari

    Date: 01 Dec, Sunday

    Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

    Venue: 14-C,13th Floor, Sidco Avenue, RA Lines.

    The Khawatoons

    Date: 1st Dec, Sunday

    Time: 5-8 PM

    Venue: Building No. 43-C, Bukhari Lane No. 11, Phase 6, DHA

    Islamabad

    Islamabad Taste

    Date and time: Nov 29 at 3 PM – Dec 1 at 12 AM

    Venue: Jinnah Convention Centre

    Craft Bazaar

    Date: Nov 30th, Saturday

    Time: 3-8 PM

    Venue: NISTE, Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road, H-8/1, Islamabad

    Apart from these events, Blessed Friday is also happening and the sales are lit. Check them out here.

  • VIDEO: Woman threatens, abuses cop after violating traffic rules

    VIDEO: Woman threatens, abuses cop after violating traffic rules

    A woman has been caught on camera threatening on-duty traffic policeman in Karachi after she was stopped by him over traffic rules violation.

    According to the details, the woman was stopped by the traffic personnel in Karachi’s area of Khayaban-e-Shahbaz of DHA after she violated a signal rule.

    Watch Video:

    https://www.facebook.com/arynewsasia/videos/556764251548225/

    In the video, the woman can be heard threatening, misbehaving and abusing the policeman, who asked to show her license or the CNIC after the violation of traffic rule.

    Meanwhile, police have registered a case against the woman in Darkhashan police station.

  • All billboards in Karachi to be removed in 24 hours

    All billboards in Karachi to be removed in 24 hours

    Billboards in the city are illegal and have been installed without permission, said Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shalwani, vowing to remove all of them across the city in 24 hours.

    He said this in a meeting with the local government and local administrators.

    RELATED: Karachi among ‘worst cities for drivers’

    The Supreme Court had passed an order to remove the billboards from all public properties last month. Despite the order the billboards have resurfaced in the city and the commissioner has ordered that they be removed as soon as possible.

  • Karachi among ‘worst cities for drivers’

    Karachi among ‘worst cities for drivers’

    Not that we didn’t know that already, but a new report has confirmed that Karachi is one of the worst cities to drive in.

    According to a French-based survey, which ranked 100 global cities to determine which were the best, and worst, destinations for drivers, Karachi was at number five. Mumbai topped the list while Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia came second and Kolkata, India third.

    On the other hand, Calgary, Canada was the best city in the world for driving followed by Dubai (2) and Ottawa (3).

    Read more: Karachi declared world’s 57th safest city

    Meanwhile, the same study ranked Karachi number three on the list of cities with the most incidents of road rage. Road rage is defined as aggressive or angry behaviour exhibited by a driver of a road vehicle. Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia topped the list while Moscow, Russia came second.

    Read more: Karachi second in chars consumption worldwide

    The study took three factors into consideration – infrastructure, safety and costs – when drawing up comparisons and deciding which city made a good location to drive.

    To determine a city’s infrastructure, a number of factors were examined, such as the number of cars per capita, traffic congestion, road and public transport quality, among others. Air quality levels were also investigated in order to determine the city’s commitment to providing fresh air and good visibility for its drivers and citizens alike.

    The costs associated with driving in each city were also evaluated, including not only the price of combustibles and annual road tax paid in each location but also the purchase parity of each country to determine how affordable it was to drive in that particular city.

  • Cyclone Kyarr: Sindh govt imposes ban on seaside

    Cyclone Kyarr: Sindh govt imposes ban on seaside

    The Sindh government has imposed a ban on swimming or bathing at the seaside within the regional limits of the Karachi Division for eight days due to Cyclone Kyarr.

    In an official notification issued by the Interior Ministry of
    Sindh, people in Karachi would be barred from swimming, bathing and fishing
    activities till November 5.

    The provincial government has issued orders to Commissioner Karachi in this regard.

    The ban was imposed due to the flow of high waves and sharp
    tides as a result of Tropical Cyclone Kyarr in the Arabian Sea.

    Strict action will be taken against anyone found violating the order.

    Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar has also declared emergency in the metropolis owing to MET office predictions about cyclone Kyarr.

    The mayor issued directives to the concerned authorities to remain on-duty and alert to deal with any unexpected situation that may arise due to the natural calamity.

  • Three bombs defused at Karachi police station after 17 years

    Three bombs defused at Karachi police station after 17 years

    Three bombs have been defused at the Garden police station in Karachi Tuesday night when they were found after someone called the police helpline and threatened to blow up the station, Samma reported.

    According to the details, the bombs were not planted by the caller, they were seized by the police in 2002 but they never actually defused the bombs before.

    Someone called the “Madadgar 15 Helpline” and threatened the police to blow up the station. The Garden police station and the Nabi Baksh police station attached to it were searched and the bomb-sniffing dogs led investigators to a storage unit where they found the three armed IEDs [improvised explosive device].

    Security has been increased at both stations and the police are also searching for the unknown caller. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused the bombs, which reportedly could have exploded at any time.

  • Sindh govt to award Rs1 lakh to those identifying trash throwers

    Sindh govt to award Rs1 lakh to those identifying trash throwers

    The Sindh government has announced prize money of Rs1 lakh for those who will help to identify garbage throwers in Karachi, Dawn has reported.

    According to the details, Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani has made the announcement on media while urging the citizens to record videos of those who throw garbage outside and inform the relevant authorities.

    Ghani has announced two mobile numbers where citizens can send videos of people throwing trash around the city through WhatsApp. Citizens can send videos on 0300-0074296 and 0300-0084296.

    The provincial minister said that he had personally witnessed people purposely throwing heaps of garbage on roads, adding that those who “claimed that they have inherited the city” were polluting Karachi.

    “This is a conspiracy to damage the cleanliness drive,” he added. The minister promised that the identity of citizens reporting such incidents will be kept secret.

    The Sindh government last week initiated a cleanliness campaign called “Clean My Karachi” after facing massive criticism over failure to clean the metropolis.

  • Petition filed in Karachi court over city’s fly infestation

    Petition filed in Karachi court over city’s fly infestation

    Karachiites are worried about fly’s infestation in the city and a person approached the Sindh High Court to make sure that the authorities do something to address the problem.

    Swarms of flies have occupied Karachi after the recent monsoon
    rains during Eidul Azha. The city’s situation worsened because streets and
    roads were flooded, mounds of garbage continued to pile up, and animal waste
    wasn’t disposed of properly.

    A petition was filed on Tuesday. The Sindh
    government, Karachi mayor, and chairmen of all six districts have not been
    responsible in cleaning the city. People have to brush off flies from
    everything and it has made everyone’s lives quite difficult, the petition reads.

    The petitioner even claims that diseases such as
    dengue and Congo viruses have become common because the administration doesn’t
    have a proper garbage disposal system. The situation will get worse if nothing
    is done. The court should order the Sindh government and city government
    to clean the city, it adds.