Today’s outlook: Committee investigates broadsheet controversy, Sindh CNG stations reopen
Notes from the newsroom SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Jan 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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The Mumbai police presented earlier this week alleged text conversations between Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and former CEO of Indiaâs Broadcast Audience Research Council Partho Dasgupta. The WhatsApp conversations, which were submitted in court, show that Goswami was aware of the key Indian government decisions, according to the Indian media. Broadsheet LLC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kaveh Moussavi has said that he was offered multiple bribes by former president Asif Ali Zardari. Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a committee for the investigations of the broadsheet issue. The committee will ensure that action will be taken against those found guilty. Senate elections should not be held
The director general of the Sindh Building Control Authority has been ordered to submit a progress report with regard to the amendments in the regulations for the purpose of granting no-objection.
The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday the repair of 10 fire tenders within the next 10 days and summoned the Sindh Building Control Authority director-general.
Past year leaves behind trail of collapsed buildings
At least 50 people killed in the metropolis as weakened structures crumbled
The rescue operation at the site of the blast in New Karachi continued for the second day on Wednesday. Several workshops and vehicles were damaged in the explosion that left at least 35 people injured. PHOTOS: PPI/ONLINE
KARACHI:
For Ahmed, a resident of Korangi area, losing a house made with meagre wages was not the only resounding blow as he struggled to survive pandemic-hit 2020.
He also lost his 22-year-old son in a building collapse incident in September that year. The collapse of the five-storey building in Korangi s Allah Wala Town was the third of its kind recorded in Karachi in the past year, raising alarm over the dismal state of multi-storey buildings in the financial hub. My life has lost its meaning since the death of my son. The staggering loss not only hit us financially but also cost us our son. We had built our house penny by penny,
Eight injured in fire at factory in Karachi’s SITE
Everyone inside building rescued: officials SAMAA | S. Shahnawaz Ali - Posted: Jan 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | S. Shahnawaz Ali Posted: Jan 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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Eight people were injured after a fire erupted at a paint factory located in Haroonabad in Karachi s SITE on Saturday morning.
According to reports, 12 fire trucks have reached the site and are trying to douse the blaze. Officials have declared the fire third-grade which is extremely dangerous. The fire is out of control because there s a huge amount of petrol and paint thinner inside the factory which is fueling the blaze, a fire officer said. Explosions can be heard from inside the building as well, he added.