Tue, 21-Oct-2025

South Asia wilts in heat as Delhi rubbish dump burns

Delhi

As yearly furnace-like temperatures struck South Asia, millions of people sweltered in an early summer heatwave throughout India and Pakistan on Thursday, causing electricity and water shortages. In New Delhi, a burning rubbish dump choked residents for a third day with temperatures crossing 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of South Asia on Thursday — … Read more

Sindh energy minister condemns power outages

Duration of load shedding is likely to increase in some areas of Karachi

KARACHI: Despite generating 10,000MW, Sindh was facing severe electricity shortage with outages ranging from 15 hours to 18 hours/day in the rural areas of the province, a provincial government official said on Tuesday. In a statement, Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed said: “We are neither getting our share of electricity nor are we given our … Read more