Two killed as late evening rainfall in Karachi brings respite from sweltering heat
July 16, 2021
KARACHI: The people of the city had to endure another day of hardship following the late evening rain on Thursday. The rain also turned the weather pleasant giving a much-needed respite from the day-long hot and humid weather. Two people also died in rain related accidents.
The temperatures in Karachi soared 40C with 40pc humidity, making it extremely uncomfortable but the intermittent rain that started around 8pm and continued throughout till the early hours of Friday, brought some relief with the usual urban flooding that the city’s often encroached and blocked drains cause. The result was that motorists witnessed traffic jams on most of the major arteries of the city due to inundation by the rain and overflowing sewage. Traffic snarled at Awami Markaz, Karsaz, Nursery, Baloch Colony on Sharae Faisal and from Mahmoodabad to the airport due to rainwater. Besides Nishtar Road, Gard
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Five die in various incidents
June 28, 2021
KARACHI: Five people lost their lives in separate mishaps in parts of the city on Sunday. A man died and a woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in the Mauripur area. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, Karachi, where the deceased person was identified as 32-year-old Sarwar, son of Sadiq, and the injured as Sarwat, 28, wife of Kashif. Police have arrested the car driver. Separately, 55-year-old Ilyas, son of Azeemuddin, died when an unidentified speedy car hit his motorcycle within the limits of the Baloch Colony police station. A case has been registered. In another mishap, a labourer died after falling off an under construction building in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area. He was identified as Imran Ali, 30, a resident of Afghan Basti. Meanwhile, a young man, who is yet to be identified, died after a train hit him while he was crossing the railway track in Quaidabad. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical C
Five die in various mishaps in city
June 28, 2021
Five people lost their lives in separate mishaps in parts of the city on Sunday. A man died and a woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in the Mauripur area. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, Karachi, where the deceased person was identified as 32-year-old Sarwar, son of Sadiq, and the injured as Sarwat, 28, wife of Kashif. Police have arrested the car driver.
Separately, 55-year-old Ilyas, son of Azeemuddin, died when an unidentified speedy car hit his motorcycle within the limits of the Baloch Colony police station. A case has been registered.