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138 stranded SpiceJet passengers leave for Dubai in alternate aircraft

An alternate aircraft of SpiceJet flew to Dubai from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday night, ending a wait of nearly 11 hours for 138 passengers who were stranded

SpiceJet's Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi, say DGCA officials

This is the sixth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days

Pak fears another Covid wave as positivity rate crosses 10% in 2 cities

Another wave of Covid-19 is feared in Pakistan as the positivity rate in the two cities of Karachi and Hyderabad in the country's southern Sindh province surpassed 10 per cent, local media reported

Pakistan energy crisis: Karachi markets to shut at 9 pm to save electricity

The vibrant nightlife in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi has been hit with the Sindh province govt directing all shopping malls, markets, wedding halls and restaurants to close down early to save fuel

Pak rupee, stocks tumble as budget fails to restore investor confidence

The local currency surpassed the critical threshold of 204 against the US dollar in the interbank market during intra-day trade

UNSC condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan's Karachi University

The Council members reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed

Delhi to Doha flight takes off from Karachi after emergency landing

Over 100 passengers who were on a Qatar Airways Delhi-Doha flight which made an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi on Monday due to technical reasons, have taken off in a relief flight for Doha, the airlines said.Qatar Airways provided an update of the flight which had landed in Karachi's Jinnah International Airport. "Passengers on the diverted flight to Karachi, QR579, have now departed on a relief flight & will land in Doha at 4.15 PM local time where they will be assisted with their onward connections. Passengers were served breakfast and refreshments throughout their time in KHI," Qatar Airways tweeted.The Qatar Airways QR579 from Delhi to Doha on March 21 was diverted to Karachi having declared an emergency due to indication of smoke detected in the cargo hold, the airlines said in a statement earlier .According to the statement, the plane had landed safely in Karachi where emergency services were provided after the passengers safely disembarked. Qatar Airways also ...

Long march on Islamabad would oust 'incompetent' govt: PPP's Bilawal Bhutto

PPP's long march will leave Karachi on Feb 27 and will make it really difficult for the govt to handle once it reaches Islamabad, said Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday.

Pakistan arrests 31 Indian fishermen, says they were in its territory

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said that it apprehended the intruding vessels on Friday during patrolling in the Pakistan Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan's Karachi touches 40% mark

An alarming rate of COVID-19 positivity rate in Pakistan's Karachi, reaching the 40 per cent mark on Sunday, has sent ripples through the medical fraternity in the country

14 killed, many injured in massive blast in Pakistan's Karachi city

Officials said the cause of the explosion is being investigated as it cannot be ascertained whether it was a gas pipeline or a build-up of methane that took place inside the sewage system

MSCI downgrades Pakistan to 'frontier market' after four years

The decision has been expected since Pakistan started falling below the MSCI's criteria in terms of size and liquidity after its promotion to an emerging market in 2017

Gunmen on motorcycle wound Chinese in Pakistan's port city of Karachi

The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and senior officer Javed Akbar said police were still investigating.

Economist report ranks Dhaka, Karachi in world's ten least liveable cities

With an average score of 68.6, cities in the Asia-Pacific region scored below the average of 73, as per the the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit's (The EIU) Global Liveability Ranking

Shops sealed for violating coronavirus SOPs in Pakistan's Karachi

The Karachi administration sealed over a dozen shops on Tuesday night for not following Covid-19 SOPs

80% power supply restored in Pakistan's Karachi after major outage

Power supply has been restored in the majority of areas in Pakistan's Karachi, hours after a major power outage occurred on Saturday due to the tripping of a high-tension transmission line."Moonis Alvi, CEO K-Electric sharing live update from BQPS Complex. 80% of Karachi has been restored & teams are working to normalize affected areas as quickly as possible," the power utility company said in a tweet at 4 am IST.Earlier on Saturday, the utility company responsible for the electricity supply in the city tweeted that the power supply to parts of Karachi got interrupted."Power supply to parts of Karachi has been interrupted due to tripping of KE's 220 kV high tension line. Due to this, supply to associated grids has been affected," K-Electric tweeted on Saturday evening.The company later announced that the restoration efforts have already begun and are expected to be completed within one hour.MQM-P Senator Faisal Subzwari had said "half of Karachi" was facing a power breakdown and

IndiGo flight diverts to Karachi due to medical emergency onboard

A Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight from Sharjah was diverted to Karachi airport

8 killed, 16 wounded in explosion in boiler room at Karachi factory

At least eight people have been killed and 16 others wounded in a blast inside a boiler room within a factory in New Karachi Industrial Area on Tuesday, police and local government officials said

GoAir plane makes emergency landing in Karachi as passenger suffers stroke

A Delhi-bound GoAir plane made an emergency landing at Karachi after a passenger onboard suffered cardiac arrest and later died, according to an airline official

Why is Karachi a political orphan? Look at the public transport system

Incomplete roads in Karachi show what happens when a city becomes a political orphan