VISIBILITY is considerably reduced as the dust storm envelops the city on Tuesday afternoon. Online
KARACHI: At least four people were killed and several others injured in multiple incidents, including the collapse of concrete structures, following a dust storm and drizzle in the city on Tuesday.
The dust storm hit the metropolis around 4.30pm under the influence of Cyclone Tauktae, after scorching weather conditions prevailed during the earlier part of the day. Power was cut in many parts of the city after the first drops of rain, while high-velocity winds also shook structures.
A woman and a man died when the roof of their home collapsed in Madina Colony. The area police said that 45-year-old Waheed and 55-year-old Salma died when the roof of their home in Dabba Colony near Habib Masjid collapsed. The bodies were taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi by area people.
It was an eventful week which started on a competitive note for the journalist community. On March 14, 1971 Hasan Abidi and Abdul Hameed Chhapra were elected as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) for the year 1971-72. Out of the 191 KUJ members at the time, 145 cast their vote. Mr Abidi bagged 95 votes while his opponent Hazoor Ahmed Shah secured 47. Mr Chhapra got 114 votes and his rival, A.T. Nizami, was able to get 28. Zafar Rizvi (107) and Ashfaq Bukhari (86) were elected senior and junior vice-president of the union while Ashraf Shad (87) and Vali Rizvi (76) became senior and junior joint secretary. Abdul Quddus had already been elected treasurer of the KUJ, unopposed.