Karachi rain: Met office shares latest update
KARACHI: The Met Office has shared the latest update on Karachi rain, stating that there… Read More
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Karachi
Karachi News & Updates: Get 24/7 News updates of Karachi city the financial hub of Pakistan and Capital of Provence Sindh. It is the country’s largest city Karachi city is metropolitan city and has the highest population then any other city of the country. Karachi has a principal seaport and is a major commercial and industrial center. Karachi is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea immediately northwest of the Indus River Delta.
The impetus to Karachi’s development originally came from its role as the port serving the Indus River valley and the Punjab region of British India. The development of air travel subsequently increased Karachi’s importance. It is also the port serving the landlocked country of Afghanistan.
Karachi has pleasant weather for the greater part of the year. May and June are the hottest months, when the mean maximum temperature. The city faces pollution problems. High humidity in the region does not permit evaporation of stagnant water in some places, while fumes from factories and automobiles contribute to air pollution, in spite of land and sea breezes.
The most striking aspect of Karachi’s layout is the west-to-east parallel alignment of the four arterial roads “Nishter Road” (formerly called Lawrence Road), “Mohammed Ali Jinnah Road” (formerly Bandar Road), “Shahrah-e-Liaquat” (Frere Road), and “I.I. Chundrigar Road” (McCleod Road).
The old town lies near the port, to the north of M.A. Jinnah Road, and with extensions stretching along the material roads for over a mile; unplanned, it is reminiscent of medieval towns of the Middle East or Europe. The land-use pattern of the city is complex. The outer areas are dominated by dormitory suburbs interspersed with a scattering of cantonments, agricultural tracts, salt works, airports, railway stations, and marshaling yards.
Karachi: General secretary of PML-N’s youth wing runs over motorcyclist
KARACHI: In another tragic incident, the negligence of the general secretary of PML-N's youth wing,… Read More
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Fire engulfs Karachi’s multi-storey building near Empress Market
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Fire engulfs over 50 govt vehicles in Karachi
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Sindh govt approves Rs1.5bn to repair rain-affected roads in Karachi
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PTI cannot be allowed to hold public rally in Karachi over security threats, SHC told
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TV anchor’s home robbed in Karachi
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WATCH: Robbers open fire at chasing police officers in Karachi
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Man steals Rs950,000 from online money transfer phone in Karachi
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Champions Trophy 2025: ICC delegation to reach Pakistan tonight
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Sale of dead animal meat unearth in Karachi
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Senior minister dies at Karachi hospital
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Suspected mpox patients in Karachi test negative, sent home
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Explosion outside house in Karachi’s Landhi Area
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Cop’s three-day old body found in Karachi’s police station
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Key routes closed for traffic in Karachi
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Damaged roads in Karachi demand immediate attention
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