Day: February 4, 2024

CM expresses displeasure against traffic management, PDMA performance during rain emergency

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KARACHI (Feb 4): Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool During a rain emergency meeting at CM House, Baqar decided to issue displeasure letters to the Deputy Inspector General of Police and Director General of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for failing to respond in time. As a result, the public suffered losses. The Chief Minister has put all the civic agencies/local bodies, PDMA, traffic police, and water board on high alert to deal with cloud bursts/heavy rain situations properly. Necessary measures will be taken to clear all the major…

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Heavy rain continues to lash Karachi for second day

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Heavy rain lashed several parts of Karachi for the second consecutive day on Sunday. Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, DHA, Clifton, II Chundrigar Road, Saddar, and Lyari were among the localities where moderate to heavy rainfall coupled with cold winds were reported. According to the Karachi Traffic Police, rainwater had accumulated on University Road, Ziauddin Road, Haqqani Chowk, Denso Hall and Lighthouse. It added that rainwater had also accumulated at Dow University, Tibet Chowk, Ankalsaria Chowk, Shershah Road, Guru Mandir, Jahangir Road, Ayesha Manzil, Five-Star Chowrangi, Hyderi, Shafiq Mor and Qayyumabad. The cold weather, which…

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Caretaker Federal Finance Minister briefs FPCCI leadership on interim govt’s steps to stabilize economy

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Karachi Caretaker Federal Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhter, visited the head office of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) to brief top leaders of Karachi’s business community on the measures taken by the interim government to stabilize the economy, control exchange rate volatility and restructure FBR.FPCCI President, Atif Ikram Sheikh, told the briefing that the business community supports the restructuring plan of the Federal Bureau of Revenue as visualized by the Federal Caretaker Minister for Finance & Revenue. The underlining principle of separation of tax policy…

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