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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

Chancellor of Iqra University Hunaid Lakhani passes away — Iqra University   Educationist and politician Hunaid Lakhani passed away on Thursday from dengue fever at a hospital in Karachi, according to a report by Geo News. He was the founder and chancellor of Iqra University.  Lakhani was being treated for dengue virus at a hospital in Karachi but was unable to recover, sources in his family said. Following news of Lakhani's untimely death, a number of academics and politicians, including Pakistan's president expressed condolences. Lakhani remained affiliated with the PTI and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). He and PTI MNA Alamgir Khan also founded the FIXIT organisation. Source link https://www.news.qm.com.pk/renowned-educationist-politician-hunaid-lakhani-passes-away-in-karachi/?feed_id=258230

(Representational) light drizzle — Canva/file KARACHI: After a short break from witnessing continuous rains, residents are wondering when it will rain again in the city. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's latest weather forecast, Karachi is again expected to receive light drizzle and weather will remain partly cloudy over the next 24 hours. A minimum temperature of 27°C was recorded in Karachi Monday, while the maximum temperature is expected to be between 31°C and 33°C. The humidity ratio was recorded at 81%, while winds from the southwest were blowing at 16km/h, according to the PMD. Earlier, the PMD had warned that heavy rains may generate urban flooding in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Malakand, Buner, Mohmand, Kurram and Khyber on August 21. "Flash flooding is expected in Qilla Saifullah, Loralai, Barkhan, Kohlu, Musa Khel, Sherani, Sibbi, Bolan, hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Dir, Karak and Lakki Marwat today,"

Image shows children running in accumulated rainwater as heavy downpour lashed different parts of Karachi.— INP Two Karachiites drown due to flooding after heavy rains. Another two, including labourer and unidentified man, get electrocuted. Video of stranded people on Korangi Causeway goes viral on social media. Four more people lost their lives as rains lashed Karachi on Saturday under the current monsoon spell. Two of the citizens drowned due to flooding, while the other two were electrocuted. Around 40 people, including a couple riding a motorcycle, were trapped on the Korangi Causeway which was heavily flooded after the downpour on Friday, and swept away by the rainwater, The News reported. Upon receiving the information, rescuers from the Edhi Foundation started an operation to save the stranded people. According to a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation, some 40 people were rescued through motorboats. A video of stranded people on the Korangi Causeway also went viral

A sateellite image highlighting the distance and location of the system. — Pakistan Meteorological Department KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Saturday warned that the depression (intense low-pressure area) over the North Arabian Sea has moved in a west-southwest direction during the last 12 hours and is now located at a distance of about 450km southwest of Karachi. In its Alert-III, the Met Office said that the system is likely to move further westwards till today evening and then recurve northeastwards and weaken gradually. Maximum sustained surface winds are 45km per hour gusting to 55km per hour around the system centre. “Currently none of Pakistan's coastal area is under any threat from this weather system,” the Met Office alert said, adding that PMD Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, Karachi is closely monitoring the system and updates will be issued accordingly. Accordingly, it mentioned that sea conditions would remain very rough during the

Met Office forecasts heavy rains in Karachi from August 11 to 14. Photo: AFP/file  KARACHI: Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Karachi from August 11 to 14 under the influence of the fourth monsoon spell, forecast eminent weather analyst Jawad Memon on Wednesday. He maintained that the low-pressure system penetrating in central and southern parts of the country has intensified into a depression and is likely to generate torrential rains in the port city during the forecast period. Jawad Memon noted that the rain-bearing system is heading towards Sindh. “Another low-pressure system is prevailing over Gujrat and a link is being established between the two systems,” he added. In addition to this, the weather expert said that moderate to heavy rains are expected in different areas of the port city on Wednesday (today). In its daily weather forecast, the Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) said, "Monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are penetrating in centra

Commuters ride motorbikes along a street during monsoon rains in Karachi. Photo: AFP KARACHI: There are chances of more rain with thunderstorms in the port city today (Monday), says Pakistan Meteorological Department chief meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz. Giving an update on the latest weather forecast, he said Karachi may get moderate to heavy rain today evening or night, while heavy rain may start in the city from the evening or night of August 9. During this monsoon spell, there is a possibility of intermittent rain till August 14, while the intensity of rain is expected to be high during August 12 to 13, he shared. On the other hand, another powerful monsoon system may enter Balochistan but the relief work in the flood affected areas is slow. Flood victims are facing problems in Chaman, Pashin, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Harnai, Ziarat and other cities. According to the Meteorological department, the fourth monsoon spell is likely to enter Balochistan from August 10

A fruit vendor pushes his cart across a flooded street following heavy monsoon rains in Karachi on July 26, 2022. A weather emergency was declared in Karachi as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan's biggest city, flooding homes and making streets impassable. — AFP Fresh rain spell hits Karachi; heavy rains lash Lahore. PMD issues flooding alert for twin cities. PM directs release of Rs5b to NDMA. KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A fresh rain spell hit parts of Karachi on Saturday as the federal government, under directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, declared an emergency in the country’s rain and flood-affected areas. Saddar, I I Chundrigar Road, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and some surrounding areas of Pakistan's biggest city received the rains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast moderate rain in Karachi from August 6-9 and heavy downpours from August 10 to 15. The Met Office warned that heavy rains

Grenade attack targets the police headquarters in Karachi's Garden area Source link https://www.news.qm.com.pk/two-policemen-martyred-in-karachi-grenade-attack/?feed_id=139212

Commuters can be seen on the I.I. Chundrigarh Road amid light rainfall. — APP/File PMD forecasts more showers in Karachi, parts of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and GB. Says more rain, wind and thundershowers with scattered heavy falls likely. Islamabad, Jhelum, Hafizabad, North Waziristan and Azad Kashmir receive heavy to moderate rain. With a forecast of light rain at different times during the day today (Sunday) in Karachi, early morning drizzle in different areas turned the city's weather pleasant. Apart from Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast light showers in Sukkur, Larkana and Jacobabad today. Some cities of Punjab, including Islamabad, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan are also likely to receive rain as the Met department warned last week that a monsoon current is continuously penetrating the country. More rain, wind and thundershowers with scattered heavy falls are expected from July 27-31 wi

Motorcyclists and a rickshaw pass through rainwater filled on road in Karachi. — AFP/File Intermittent heavy and moderate showers flood Karachi's roads. Several areas pushed into darkness as it poured. Met department says Karachi may continue to receive moderate and heavy falls today. KARACHI: Four people, including a father-daughter duo, were electrocuted, while four others drowned due to urban flooding in Karachi on Monday as heavy rains continue to pound the city. One of the tragic incidents took place at a residential apartments' premises on Al-Falah Road in Lyari's Bihar Colony area when a man and his daughter were electrocuted. The rescue teams rushed to the site of the incident and shifted the victims to Civil Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The deceased were identified as Rehman Usman, 35, and 10-year-old Hifza. Quoting initial reports, police said the incident occurred when Hifza suffered shocks from an electric board in the flat and h