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Sindh Gov orders closure of Educational institutes

Raja Islam — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:09:20 +0000

Sindh Education department has announced to close all private and government schools in the province from 21st October till Sunday, 25th October, while universities are to be closed on 21st October only. While one can understand the security situation why our gov is spreading panic itself. And what different feeling people will have when they send children to institutes again on 26th. As if the terrorist have pre-informed the gov that they will struck during these days.

Pillion riding has been banned in Karachi

Raja Islam — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:46 +0000

Pillion riding has been banned in Karachi and Hyderabad to avert possible terror attack, Geo news reported.

18 Dead in stampede during free flour distribution

MB — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:59:54 +0000

Humiliation to humanity came at its best in KHI when ” Eighteen women and children died due to stampede and suffocation during free distribution of ration in Khori Garden area “

More , BBC

Rain – Its coming !!!!!!

MB — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:24:35 +0000

[ Image : Shariq ]

Rehman Dakait Killed

MB — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:58:09 +0000

Rehman dakait , the Liyari Nuisance is killed in an encounter with police while coming back from Hyderabad in Steel town area More. Reports of some violence, read here. What is strange is the 3-day mourning announced by ” peace committee” man Zafar Baloch. I mean to mourn a dakait !!! . Tells you enough about the general psychology as to what category of people are heroz here.

Six Story Residential Building Collapsed

Jamash — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:54:56 +0000

A six story residential building has collapsed in the Meetha Dar area of Karachi. The surrounding lanes around the site of the building collapse are too narrow to allow any earth moving equipment to reach for rescue work. Two dead bodies have been retrieved from the site while Reports suggest more then 45 people may have still been trapped in the rubble. The building was constructed only about a year and a half ago.

People from the area, fire brigade and Edhi emergency staff members are trying to rescue people who may still be alive underneath the rubble.

Newly constructed building collapsed in Liaqatabad

MB — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:51:00 +0000

12 people died due to the collapse of a newly constructed 5-storey building in Liaqatabad. relief activities are already in progress. More . .

Govt of Pakistan High on Cocaine? So Says ‘The News’

rgarib — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:00:53 +0000

High on Cocaine! No wonder we're so happy about everything!

A comment published in today’s edition of The News byFarrukh Saleem says that the “Government is high on Cocaine”. Now THAT explains everything! An article that caught my attention after someone sent me the link, had this ‘fact’ published in it.. Hats off to the author for dwelving into some classic investigative journalism! Of course, what better way to spread the good word than to post it up here? And no, this has nothing to do with Karachi except for the fact that I read it in a newspaper delivered to me in town.

Please do see the screenshot of the article I snapped from the online version of The News daily – It is CLASSIC! (btw – thenews SEO is TERRIBLE!! Can’t even locate articles from today through its own Site Search!? Are they still manually bagging and tagging news items?) -

(Thank you Xs for the ping!)

Close the shop – comes the Order

MB — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:23:06 +0000

Fellow Raja reports live from Hassan Square that some “bhia log” (his exact word) have just arrived to get all shops closed down. He reports panic in locality though nothing untoward seen. According to him few bhai logh came and started telling shop keepers to close the shops and open them on Sunday (Monday).

Firing in DHA Ph2 and Korangi

rgarib — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:36:21 +0000

Updated 6:28pm

More photographs of police blocking access to Korangi via Kh-e-ittehad. Riots have broken out as a result of frustration caused by failing civil utilities. No water in the area for the past four days (at least). More later.

police blocking kh-e-ittehad

police redirecting traffic

Time: 430pm

I got these photographs just after the firing took place in the Ph2 and Korangi area, close to the main Defence roundabout. The incident took place between 345pm and 4pm where shots were fired. Rangers immediately appeared on the scene and have blocked Kh-e-Ittehad. Traffic around the DHA area is completely jammed.