Rainwater accumulates on most of roads in Karachi after heavy showers
- 10-Sep-2025
Karachi: Rainwater has accumulated on most of the roads of Karachi which resulted in closure of many roads owing to heavy rains. FTC, Baloch Colony, Karsaz Road and Drig road, MA Jinnah road, Grumandir, Numaish roundabout, Golimar and Rizvia were inundated following intense rain in the city.” Additionally, Board office, KDA roundabout, Nagin Chowrangi, Karela […]
Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut as supply runs out, worsening hunger
- 09-May-2025
CAIRO/GAZA: Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline used by hundreds of thousands of people in a further blow to efforts to combat growing hunger in the enclave. The move followed hours after the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity announced that it […]
Mustafa Kamal slams PSP’s doors shut for Farooq Sattar
- 16-Apr-2018
KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal on Sunday slammed PSP’s doors shut for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar for good saying that his politics had been buried, ARY News reported. He said this while talking to media at Pakistan House after MQM member of provincial assembly Sumeeta Afzal Syed announced joining […]
Chef Jamie Oliver to shut six UK restaurants over Brexit uncertainty
- 06-Jan-2017
LONDON: British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s eponymous group of Italian restaurants said on Friday it would close six of its UK eateries, citing pressures and uncertainty after the country voted to leave the European Union. “As every restaurant owner knows, this is a tough market and post-Brexit, the pressures and unknowns have made it even […]
VIDEO: Spain’s popular bakery sealed after rats filmed crawling over sandwiches
- 12-Dec-2016
MADRID: A popular bakery chain in Spain’s capital has been forced to shit after couple of rats was filmed crawling over sandwiches. Passers-by were shocked to have creepy sight on the edibles. They took video of the rodents before calling police who ordered the temporary closure of the business until town hall chiefs carry out […]
Famed London club Fabric shut due to drug fears
- 07-Sep-2016
LONDON: London's famed Fabric nightclub will be shut down after the local council revoked its licence on Wednesday due to several drug-related deaths, sparking an online petition that garnered nearly 150,000 signatures.
Saudi restaurant shut after metal pieces found in rice
- 10-May-2016
RIYADH: Saudi health authorities have shut down a popular restaurant after a customer reported that he found metal pieces in a dish of rice he ordered.
Several educational institutions closed in Peshawar after security threats
- 16-Jan-2016
PESHAWAR: Several educational institutions have been closed in Peshawar following security threats, ARY News reported.
Fearful immigrants shut Johannesburg shops as anti-foreigner violence rages
- 15-Apr-2015
JOHANNESBURG: Immigrants in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest commercial city, shut their shops on Wednesday as a wave of anti-foreigner violence that has killed four people near the city of Durban threatened to spread, police said.
Flights delayed, schools shut as sandstorm hits Gulf
- 02-Apr-2015
DUBAI: Flights were disrupted, ships weighed anchor and schools were closed Thursday as a major sandstorm blew through Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states.