The Cantonment Board Clifton is hopeful that Karachi’s DHA residents will never face the nightmarish situation they suffered after the August 2020 rain. The administration said that it has installed and purchased machines -such as anti-clogging pumps, submersible pumps, engine-driven pumps, petrol-diesel engine trolley mounted pumps, de-watering pumps, and winching machines to prevent roads from being inundated. Photo: SAMAA Digital The board is keeping the machines at its technical workshop near Gizri Graveyard in Phase IV. It has spent over Rs100 million on their purchase. Draining water from places that fall under CBC’s jurisdiction is a big challenge, said Dep.
77 fined for not wearing masks in District South
Karachi
May 28, 2021
A total of 18 shops, eateries and tea kiosks were sealed in District South as the district administration on Thursday took action against violations of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Covid-19 pandemic.
As many as 77 people were also fined for not wearing masks in the district. The Civil Lines muktiarkar sealed a restaurant in Defense Housing Authority’s (DHA) Bukhari Commercial area for allowing dine-in in violation of the SOPs. In the meantime, the Saddar mukhtiarkar sealed three women beauty salons and one men’s salon in the Saddar area.
Photos: Factory Barbers
A tall grey building in Karachi’s Bukhari Commercial has just opened its doors with ‘Factory Barbers’ emblazoned on the front. The interior is utilitarian, all silver metal and glass, the barbers chairs lined up with precision in front of mirrors, quite like an assembly line at a factory, as the name implies. But what is a ‘factory of barbers’?
According to stylist Nabila, this latest addition under her brand’s umbrella is a fuss-free, efficient solution to men’s grooming, achieved with factory-like precision.
But Nabila already has a salon dedicated to men’s grooming needs, the plush, high-end N-Gents with its leather-lined armchairs, cigar lounge and Turkish baths. What then was the need for a factory ?