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Building in Karachi's DHA tilts to one side

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Building in DHA, Karachi tilts to one side — Twitter  Building in DHA sealed after it tilts three inches to one side. Residents claim tilt is due to adjacent plot being waterlogged. Empty plot adjacent to building also sealed. A building in Karachi was sealed by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) after it being vacated due to a three-inch tilt to the right. Residents of the building claimed that their building must have tilted to one side as a result of the adjacent vacant plot being severely waterlogged. The three-story building on Khayaban-e-Shamsheer in DHA Phase V reportedly leaned to one side before being sealed, according to DHA spokesman Colonel Kashif. Also read:  One dead, dozen injured as building collapse in Karachi's DHA He added that the empty plot adjacent to the building was also sealed. There was digging going on in the plot for some construction work. The building tilted some three inches towards its right side, the DHA spokesperson said. He added that

What are PTI's chances of reclaiming Karachi's NA-245 constituency?

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PTI activists can be seen at Parade Ground during a party gathering in 2016. — Online Seat fell vacant after death of PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain in June this year. Polling under way for Karachi's NA-245. Political pundits believe actual competition to take place between PTI and MQM-P. With Karachi’s NA-245 seat up for grabs after it fell vacant due to PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s death, a tough competition is expected between PTI, MQM-P and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in today's (Sunday) by-election for the constituency. The constituency comprises PIB Colony, Jamshed Road, Jahangir Road, Khudadad Colony, Lines Area, Jutt Lines, Abyssinia Lines, Martin Quarters, PECHS, Tariq Road, Soldier Bazaar, Patel Para, Garden East, New Town, Lasbela Chowk, Pakistan Quarters, Essa Nagri, Nishtar Basti, Old Sabzi Mandi and Parsi Colony among other areas. Fifteen candidates are in the run now after two independent candidates withdrew from the contest on Friday. As always

Karachi's Madhubala elephant gets relief after years of dental pain

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A 16 year-old elephant, Madhubala, reacts after receiving a dart for sedation before undergoing a dental procedure at the zoo in Karachi, Pakistan August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro KARACHI: Madhubala, a 16-year-old elephant in Pakistan suffering for years from dental infection and pain caused by a broken tusk, finally got relief on Wednesday after undergoing treatment while under unique standing sedation. Madhubala is one of four African elephants being treated in Karachi by an eight-member team from global animal welfare group Four Paws, which in 2020 relocated Kaavan — an elephant dubbed the world's loneliest — to Cambodia from Islamabad. Their visit follows an order by the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Karachi last year for Four Paws to assess the health of the animals after local animal rights activists had raised concerns in court about their well-being. Named after a legendary Indian actress, Madhubala's eyes were taped shut, her legs tied to side-grills to s