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The idea of St. Anthony's Parish was first conceived in 1937. A plot of land with a large bungalow was acquired on McNeil Road. The largest room was converted into a small church, two rooms served as the presbytery while the two others would be a school.
In response to the increasing case numbers, Mohsin Raza Naqvi, the interim Chief Minister of Punjab, declared a one-day holiday for all government schools. [6] Subsequently, the Punjab government extended this measure by directing both government and private schools to remain closed from Thursday through Sunday, aiming to curb the spread of the infection.
A number of Muslim papers and their publishers moved to Pakistan, including Dawn, which began publishing daily in Karachi in 1947, the Morning News, and the Urdu-language dailies Jang and Anjam. By the early 2000s, 1,500 newspapers and journals existed in Pakistan.
The news of Zaidi's death triggered widespread protests and riots across Karachi. Outraged students, joined by female protesters from nearby colleges, gathered at Golimaar Chowrangi to express their anger and frustration. [4] The situation quickly escalated, and protests spread to other areas of the city, resulting in violence and arson.
"This Karachi nightmare and that." Dawn. July 1, 2014. For the book by Mike Thexton about his experience on Pan Am Flight 73, 'What happened to the Hippy Man?', see the book's web page; Photos of the airliner at airliners.net "Karachi hijack ends in bloodshed." bbc.co.uk. Pan Am Flight 73 September 1986 Karachi ABC News Nightline, September 6 ...
Karachi (1994-?). In 1994 the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), one of the predecessor agencies of today's JICA, approved a 10.3 billion Yen loan for a Karachi Water Supply Improvement Project. JICA also supported a Master Plan for water Supply and sewerage in Karachi, completed as a final draft in 2008. [74]
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.
Corruption distorts economic decision-making, deters investment, undermines competitiveness and, ultimately, weakens economic growth of a country, which is why the problems are long-standing, and despite ongoing calls for reform, and many attempts to improve the situation, there is little evidence of progress.