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Murtaza Wahab, the administrator of Karachi issued a statement on Twitter that initially 15 people had died and 16 were injured and brought to hospital. [4] Senior policeman Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh confirmed that 16 people had been injured. The number of people dead was later raised to 17 after 5 of the victims died in the hospital. [5]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The virus was confirmed to have reached Pakistan on 26 February 2020, when two cases were recorded (a student in Karachi who had just returned from Iran and another person in the Islamabad Capital Territory). [3]
Non-fatal injuries. 264. The 2023 Pakistan floods occurred from March to July of 2023, caused by monsoon rains which returned to Pakistan after nine months after the 2022 Pakistan floods. Floods worsened at the end of June due to upcoming monsoon rains. [1] At least 159 people were killed, including many children.
2022 Karachi Saddar bombing. On 12 May 2022, at least 1 person was killed and 13 were left injured in a blast near the Saddar area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [2][3][4][5] According to reports, the bomb was placed inside a motorcycle close to a garbage dump. [2][3][6][7] The Baloch Liberation army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack ...
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.
On 18 December 2022, the Pakistani Taliban carried out an attack on a counterterrorism centre in the Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They took the officers hostage until 20 December, when Pakistan 's security forces lay siege to the centre, releasing all the hostages and killing 25 militants inside. Two officers were killed during the siege.
Upgradation of Karachi–Peshawar Line ML-1 1,872 6,808 US $ million In Planning The entire track from Karachi to Peshawar is set to be doubled, with the speed of passenger trains raised from 65/110 km/h to 160 km/h. The project was approved by ECNEC on 5 August 2020. [395] Energy Projects Capacity (MW) Estimated Cost Status Notes
On 26 January 2022, members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a sit-in protest in front of the Chief Minister 's House in Karachi, Pakistan, against the Local Government Amendment Bill in Sindh. [1] The police baton-charged and shelled protest demonstrators on violation of the Red Zone, killing a protester and injuring several others.