Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Traffic accidents reach alarming levels in Karachi

Traffic accidents

KARACHI: The road accidents in Pakistan’s largest city have reached dangerous proportions, with more than 10,000 traffic crashes reported during the first 290 days of this year, according to rescue and police officials. Data reveals that at least 680 people, including women and children, have lost their lives in these tragic incidents, while the number … Read more

Karachi sees 555 fatalities in road mishaps in 2025

Karachi

KARACHI: Traffic accidents in Karachi have claimed at least 555 lives between January 1 and August 12, 2025, according to police and rescue officials. According to police and rescue officials, 169 of the fatalities were caused by collisions with heavy vehicles. Among the deceased were 429 men, 53 women, and 73 children. Officials reported that … Read more

Karachi sees 427 traffic fatalities in just five months

Karachi

KARACHI: The traffic accidents claimed hundreds of lives in Karachi between January and May 2025, with 427 fatalities and 5,503 injuries reported by rescue authorities. The majority of fatalities occurred in accidents involving heavy vehicles. Rescue officials reported that 133 deaths were caused by heavy transport, including: 52 deaths from collisions with trailers, 29 fatalities … Read more

Governor demands formation of high-level commission to probe accidents

Governor

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has demanded to the Chief Minister Sindh to form high-level commission to on increasing traffic accidents in the Karachi city.

Governor Sindh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on increasing traffic accidents in the city.

According to the spokesman, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori expressed concern over the negligent driving of drivers, dumper, truck and water tankers, saying that violations and accidents of traffic laws increased significantly within a few months.

Governor Sindh demanded the Chief Minister to set up a high level commission headed by the Chief Secretary and said that the committee should identify the reasons and determine the responsibilities, effective strategies must be made to prevent such incidents.

Kamran Tessori said in his letter that at present, there are severe anxiety and reservations among the people, urging the government to take immediate and effective steps to ensure the protection of the lives of the citizens.

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Karachi traffic accidents claim 107 lives this year

Karachi traffic accidents claim 107 lives this year

A young motorcyclist lost his life in another traffic accident in Karachi, raising the city’s death toll to 107 for the year. The latest incident involved a 45-year-old man named Saifullah, who was run over by a dumper in Memon Goth. Karachi has experienced a concerning rise in traffic accidents, with 107 deaths reported in … Read more

Vietnam has seen a drop in road accidents in first five months

vietnam

HANOI: According to the Road Police Department on Wednesday, 4,733 road accidents occurred in Vietnam from January to May this year, killing 2,761 people and injuring 3,078 others. As per the report, 1,649 persons were critically injured. Read more: Heavy rains in Vietnam produce landslides ,floods, killing four people The number of traffic accidents decreased … Read more

Heavy rain in Saudi Arabia kills seven, injures eleven

Saudi rain kills seven, injures eleven

Seven people were reportedly killed and eleven were injured as stormy rain hits Saudi Arabia’s Hafar-al-Batin. According to a foreign news agency, seven people were killed and 11 were stormed by the torrential rains that began Friday morning. Saudi Defense Department says that 16 people trapped in the flood rally have been taken to a … Read more