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December 18, 2025

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Karachi’s ‘World Book Fair’ opens at Expo Center

The five-day fair includes 329 stalls, 180 local and foreign exhibitors and strong student participation Hundreds of students, readers and books thronged the Expo Center on Thursday as the Karachi World Book Fair kicked off, signaling renewed interest in reading and literary culture in the city. The five-day exhibition will continue till December 22. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah as the chief guest while the President of Pakistan Arts Council Muhammad Ahmed Shah was the guest of honour. Other prominent attendees included Publishers and Booksellers Association President Kamran Noorani, Director National Book

November 6, 2025

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Is Karachi’s ‘Landa’ scene still worth the hype?

KARACHI: Is Karachi’s ‘Landa’ scene still worth the hype? We went frugal to find out! When we set out to explore the city’s retail stores this week, our goal was simple: curate four search statements for under a few thousand rupees each. We wanted to see what the city’s ‘favorite’ clothing scene looked like now that social media is full of influencers showing off affordable clothes tagged #sustainablefashion. But before we even started styling, one thing was impossible to ignore: the new ‘Landa’ tax. The Sindh government’s new tax of Rs 200 on second-hand imported clothes has doubled what buyers

October 31, 2025

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Is Karachi’s Landa scene still worth the hype? We went frugal to find out!

When we set out to explore Karachi’s retail stores this week, our goal was simple: to curate four search statements for under a few thousand rupees each. We wanted to see what the city’s ‘favorite’ clothing scene looked like now that social media is full of influencers showing off budget-friendly outfits tagged #sustainablefashion. But before we even started styling, one thing was impossible to ignore: Landa’s new tax. The Sindh government’s new tax of Rs 200 on imported second-hand clothes has doubled what buyers used to pay. “It used to be 100, now it’s 200,” said a salesman at Clifton’s

October 20, 2025

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Karachi’s food industry under fire as film ‘Raftar’ exposes waiter exploitation

Long hours, no wages and surviving on tips, the hard truth of local restaurants In Karachi, where food is a famous part of life, the behind-the-scenes reality of the restaurant industry is much darker. The documentary, Exhibiting the restaurant industry of Karachi, which was released last week on Raftar’The YouTube channel is narrated by Shifa Leghari and shines a light on the exploitation of restaurant waiters, many of whom work long hours without proper pay. “Apart from the sea, food is the only thing that the people of Karachi have an edge over Islamabad and Lahore,” said Shifa. Indulging in

July 7, 2025

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‘Rs40bn Corruption’ was revealed to Karachi’s Nicvd

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) building in Karachi. – Facebook/Nicvd Azra Pechuho is knowledgeable, the Research Committee alerted. Checkpoints associated with the Pre-NOV 2023 period. Nicvd says that the irrational control is not final corruption. Karachi: An important economic irregularity worth 40 billion Rs has been discovered at the National Cardiovascular Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), according to the Sindh Directorate General for the financial year 2023-24. The report revealed the alleged corruption to the prominent cardiac Institute, urging Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho to receive immediate notice, Geo News reported. In response, he has ordered a formal

June 21, 2025

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Two doctors at Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital expose suspicious symptoms of Congo virus

A representation of a virus that carries the Congo. – Apply/file Two home officers at Jinnah Hospital showed suspicious symptoms of Congo Congo’s bleeding fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo virus, causing concern after deaths caused by the same virus in Sindh province. Executive Director Jinnah Dr Shahid Rasool, while also informing patient conditions, said: “A home officer has 90% symptoms of the Congo virus. Specifically, a patient with a Congo virus died on June 19 (Thursday) while undergoing treatment at Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital. “Both doctors have complained about high fever and stomach pain,” Dr. Shahid added. Due to

June 16, 2025

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Biogas Blaze exposes Karachi’s waste crisis

Listen to the article Islamabad: The 417 million gallons per day (MGD) of domestic waste and 80mgDs of unprocessed industrial sewage are rejected at sea and coastal areas of Karachi due to lack of integrated collection and treatment facilities for domestic sewage and industrial sewage. The set of sewage, after passing through different drainage channels, including Lyari and Malir rivers, eventually goes to sea. The information for this purpose is provided by the Sindh Environmental Protection Service (SEPA) at Sindh’s High Court (SHC) on Wednesday. This led to the pollution of the marine environment and the threat of marine life.

March 24, 2025

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Authorities encourage rapid passenger viewers after the first case of Karachi’s Monkeypox

A test tube marked “Positive MPOX virus” is held in this picture taken on August 20th 2024. – Reuters Karachi: Following the surface of the first Monkeypox case in Karachi, the health authorities have taken immediate action, calling for the acceleration of the sorting process of incoming and outgoing passengers in the country. Sindh Ministry’s Director General has ordered the Pakistani border health services to accelerate the examination process for incoming and outgoing passengers, according to one notification. According to the statement issued by DG Health, all passengers should be closely monitored and any person showing symptoms of the monkey

March 22, 2025

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Karachi’s references first confirmed MPOX case

This file photo taken on August 16, 2022 shows a patient showing his hand with a wound caused by infection of the MPOX virus in the isolation area for patients with MPOX at Arzobispo Loayza Hospital in Lima, Peru. – AFP The man contributes to the MPox virus from his wife, who recently traveled abroad. The patient is placed in a isolation chamber, which apply strict measures. MPOX contagious virus can spread through close contact. Sindh’s health authorities confirmed the first case of the city’s MPox on Saturday after a 28 -year -old Shah Latif Town resident, he was positive.

February 22, 2025

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Gurbaz thanks Karachi’s crowd, eyes return to Trophy Champions

Islamabad United Batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz speaking in the media on 23 February 2023. Karachi: Afghanistan’s Rehmanullah Gurbaz expressed gratitude to the fans who came to make his side at Karachi National Stadium and vowed to learn from mistakes after his team’s defeat in South Africa at the ICC Champions Trophy Match on Tuesday. Despite the loss, Gurbaz underlined overwhelming support from Afghanistan fans in Karachi, saying he felt like he was playing at home. Afghanistan, which cannot host international cricket because of security concerns, has often played the “home” matches in the UAE. “First of all, thank you very much

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