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In my column on Jan 1, I asked: “What has the PTI done for Pakistan during its time in power?” My thesis was that after the hype created by the media and ‘patriotic uncles’...

Karachi January 20, 2021 As if Karachi’s residents were not already perturbed by the sporadic outages and low pressure of gas, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Tuesday announced reduced supply of the commodity from its Naimat basal field. A statement issued by the gas company said supply in their system has observed a reduction. “There is a technical fault at the Naimat Basal Gas Field.” The SSGC said that due to the technical fault, there’s a shortage of 100 million ...

Karachis gas woes get worse as SSGC reports technical fault in gas field By Technical fault at SSGC’s gas field compounds Karachi’s miseries SSGC says low pressure has made it immensely difficult to meet the high demand of the industrial and domestic sectors It takes two hours to boil water, says Karachi tea shop owner KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced reduced supply of gas from its Naimat basal field, worsening the misery of Karachi residents who are already facin...

THE anti-encroachment drive in Karachi may have good intentions, but it has been horribly executed. Two years ago, this happened at and around the Empress Market, including the lane adjacent to the Rainbow Centre. There is no electricity in the market with shopkeepers established there since three generations being unable to have freezers and thereby losing substantial income. They have also lost the toilets and godowns in the market for which nothing has been done thus far. Shops in the lane w...

Power outages spark protests across Karachi NEPRA directs KE to take immediate steps to rectify the situation Blackout loadshedding load shedding PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: The city witnessed widespread protests on Wednesday as residents, angered by prolonged blackouts and water shortages amid rising temperatures and a pandemic, took to the streets. Various neighbourhoods, including Korangi, Landhi, Surjani Town, Liaquatabad, Lines Area, Keamari, PIB Colony, North Karachi and others, are reportedly b...

Court acquits MQM-P sector in-charge Court acquits MQM-P sector in-charge PHOTO: FILE A local court acquitted on Wednesday Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P’s) Lines Area sector in-charge Ali Hassan Zaidi in a case pertaining to attack on a local leader of the Awami National Party. An additional district and sessions judge was hearing the plea challenging the accusations against the MQM-P member at City Court Karachi. At the hearing, the prosecution failed to prove accusations ag...

‘Demand for electric geysers up by 30 per cent due to gas crisis’ Karachi December 20, 2020 Karachi’s residents are facing sporadic gas outages and low gas pressure, making their lives miserable during this year’s cold spell, as is evident by the rise in the demand for electric geysers by a whopping 30 per cent and for electric hotplates by 15 per cent in comparison to last winter. Citing these figures, Karachi Electronics Dealers Association President Muhammad Rizwan Irfan told The N...

Underpasses, flyovers and parking plazas are often presented as the epitome of development. But such expensive interventions usually fail to improve neighbourhoods because their very conceptualisation is flawed and does not take on board the real issues of people they are meant to be for. What can planning learn from the failures of the past? Illustration by Samiah Bilal Midas, the king of Phrygia, was renowned for his wealth. According to the Greeks, his fabulous riches were the result of the ...