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The 2023 Karachi Police Station Attack occurred on 17 February 2023, when Islamist insurgents stormed the heavily guarded Karachi Police Office (KPO) located at the heart of the provincial metropolis of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The attackers used guns and grenades to kill four people (two policemen, a ranger, and a civilian) and injured 14 others.
Dua Zehra Kazmi is a girl from Karachi, Pakistan who went missing from her home on 16 April 2022 [1] and days after was found, married to a boy in Okara, Punjab. [2] The case made headlines across the country and continued to dominate the news cycle for months.
On the morning of 25 November 2023, a short-circuited generator caused a fire on the fourth floor of the RJ shopping mall in Karachi, which at the time held more than 60 people. [2][1] The fire quickly spread, forcing the entire building to be evacuated and causing extensive property damage.
Mayor before election. Waseem Akhtar. MQM. Elected Mayor. Murtaza Wahab. PPP. The 2023 Karachi local government elections were held in Karachi, Pakistan on 15 January 2023 to elect members of local councils. These members would then elect the Mayor of Karachi (2023-2027). These elections were the 3rd Karachi local government elections.
The 2020 Karachi floods ( Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) were the worst flooding Karachi had seen in almost a century, and killed at least 41 people. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The floods were caused by record monsoon rains from 24 to 27 August, [ 4] which were inadequately drained by poorly maintained drainage systems in the city. [ 5][ 6][ 7] The resulting ...
PTV News HD is a 24-hour Urdu News channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as Terrestrial television. PTV News is a cable and satellite news channel launched in the face of tough international competition. Its objective is providing updated news round the clock and informs its viewers across the country on the ...
ISSN. 1563-8731 (print) 1563-8723 (web) OCLC number. 1781424. Website. jang.com.pk. The Daily Jang (Urdu: روزنامہ جنگ) is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record. [2][3]
Karachi's inhabitants, locally known as Karachiites, are composed of ethno-linguistic groups from all parts of Pakistan, as well as migrants from South Asia, making the city's population a diverse melting pot. At the end of the 19th century, the population of the city was about 105,000, with a gradual increase over the next few decades ...