Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PDMA DG ensures timely removal of rainwater in Karachi

PDMA DG ensures timely removal of rainwater in Karachi

KARACHI: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has deployed staff, machinery, and equipment across Karachi’s main roads to deal with the impact of heavy rains, according to the source. According to DG PDMA Sindh Salman Shah, 13 dewatering pumps have been installed on key arteries of the city, while six rescue vehicles have been stationed … Read more

Police launch operation against bundits in Karachi

Police operation

The bilateral firing took place between Allahwala Town. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the decoits. The Karachi Super Market police also conducted operations against dugs. Karachi: The police’s encounter with the street criminal at Korangi Industrial Area The bilateral firing incident took place near Allahwala Town. However, the bundit who robbed the citizen was … Read more

CTD arrested Daesh commander in Karachi

CTD arrested
  • The arrest was made from Korangi area of Karachi.
  • The Daesh commander has been identified as Abdul Malik.
  • Accused is an Afghan national, who is residing in Karachi.

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh on Wednesday arrested a terrorist affiliated with banned organization during a raid in Karachi.

The arrest was made from Korangi Industrial Area. The Daesh commander has been identified as Abdul Malik.

CTD officials said a pistol along with rounds was seized from their possession. The initial investigation of CTD revealed that Abdul Malik is associated with Daesh’s Mula Abdul Manan group since 2011.

The arrested is an Afghan national, who is residing in Karachi for a long time. CTD officials further said that the arrested used to collect donations in Ramzan ul Mubarak and was sending them to Daesh in Afghanistan.

Apart from this, the accused also works as a Hawala Hundi. The accused has so far sent million of  rupees to Afghanistan through the transfer Hundi.

Further investigation is underway.

Earlier, Police  arried out raid on a tip-off, provided by an intelligence agency, in Shah Latif Town area of Karachi and arrested two alleged terrorists.

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Karachi’s crime-ridden, neglected industrial zones

industrial zones

KARACHI: Azan Naveed Ahmed, a mechanical engineer, had a very good job offer at a plant in the Site Area, one of the largest industrial zones in Karachi; however, he refused that job, and is now working at a consultancy firm at Sharea Faisal. “It was a lucrative offer with vast growth opportunities, but my … Read more

SSWMB signs MoUs with KATI, PTA to collect garbage from Korangi industrial area

KARACHI: The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) on Wednesday signed memoranda of understandings (MoUs) with Korangi Association of Trade and Industries (KATI) and Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) to collect garbage from the Korangi industrial area and carry out sanitation work. Read more: Chinese company paying less salaries to sanitary workers, admits SSWMB Welcoming the … Read more

Kati slams 100 basis points increase in interest rates

Kati

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) president Salman Aslam has expressed concern over 1 per cent increase in the interest rates and said that the latest decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to increase the key policy rate to 9.75 per cent would increase inflation. He said 9 per cent to … Read more

Kati concerned over gas shortage in industrial areas

KARACHI: The Korangi industrial area is experiencing a gas shortage, despite government official’s repeated assurance of uninterrupted supply, an official of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) said. Kati president Salman Aslam expressed concern over the reduction and shortage of gas pressure in Korangi Industrial Area. He said that the trade adviser of … Read more

Karachi: 6 Policemen Arrested For Killing Citizen On Suspicion Of Robbery

Karachi: 6 Policemen Arrested For Killing Citizen On Suspicion Of Robbery

Six policemen were arrested for inadvertently killing a civilian and injuring two others by firing on suspicion of involvement in a robbery in Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi. Police initially claimed that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the encounter during a robbery in Mehran Town. They said that the police team … Read more