Unexpected monsoon shower causes agony to citizens with power cuts, inundated roads
July 13, 2021
An unexpected spell of monsoon rain on early Monday morning in Karachi surprised both the citizens as well as weather pundits as most of the city areas received light to moderate showers, resulting in inundation of low-lying areas, accumulation of water on major roads and power cuts in many areas of the city.
The rain started around 7am in most of the areas on Monday morning. Around three to four millimetres (mm) of rain was recorded in the first spell except for Gulshan-e-Hadeed where 17 mm was recorded. The intermittent rain continued till noon, during which different areas received 20 to 35mm of rainfall, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) officials said.
Karachi JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rahman addresses protesters in Karachi on Saturday. Photo courtesy: JI Karachi Twitter
KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Saturday staged sit-ins across the city as part of its campaign for civic and municipal rights of Karachi, fresh population census in the metropolis and an empowered local government system in the urban centre of Sindh.
Party workers, including women and children, at some places staged sit-ins and vowed to continue their struggle till the achievement of the desired results.
The party claimed that it had staged sit-ins at more than 50 points in the city to urge the government to initiate a fresh population census, set up an autonomous city government, annul the job quota system and hold LG polls forthwith.
‘Pain of Hazara community and their supporters understandable but they should also think of others’
Karachi
January 9, 2021
With many of its main arteries closed for the past few days by protesters mourning the Machh tragedy, life in Karachi has almost come to a standstill. However, despite all these difficulties, people of Karachi seem to be generally showing a compassionate and tolerant attitude towards the evolving circumstances.
According to a statement issued by the Karachi Police office, there are 29 spots across the city where sit-ins have been staged by Shia organisations to show solidarity with the protesters of the Hazara community in Balochistan.