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KW&SB losing 174 million gallons of water per day
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KW&SB losing 174 million gallons of water per day

Karachi Water & Sewerage Board's (KW&SB) water supply losses have gone up to 30 percent, or 174 million gallons per day (MGD) resulting in severe water crises in the mega city of the country. As per official documents, the city was facing a water shortfal
Published 22 Jun, 2019 12:00am
KW&SB losing 174 million gallons of water per day
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KW&SB losing 174 million gallons of water per day

Karachi Water & Sewerage Board's (KW&SB) water supply losses have gone up to 30 percent, or 174 million gallons per day (MGD) resulting in severe water crises in the mega city of the country. As per official documents, the city was facing a water shortfal
Published 22 Jun, 2019 12:00am
KMC council regularises services of 722 employees
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KMC council regularises services of 722 employees

The City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution seeking regularization of as many as 722 contract employees (from BPS 1 to BPS-15) of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) with the civic body has decided to pay their salaries right from January 1, 2019
Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Power breakdowns cause acute water shortage across city
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Power breakdowns cause acute water shortage across city

Three consecutive power breakdowns in a short span of 33 hours on K-Electric's transmission network virtually brought the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Dhabeji water supply system to a halt, causing acute shortage of water to Karachi in this sizz
Published 18 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Sindh government wants rehabilitation of KCR land's affectees
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Sindh government wants rehabilitation of KCR land's affectees

The Sindh Government - one of the major stakeholders of Karachi Circular Railway project (KCR), seems to have serious objections to the modus operandi of the ongoing anti-encroachment operation along the KCR route, as the provincial ministers called for a
Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Sindh government released only 50 percent of KMC's share: mayor
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Sindh government released only 50 percent of KMC's share: mayor

Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar said that Sindh Government has released only 50 percent of the total KMC's share of district ADP for the financial year 2018-19, putting additional monetary burden on the already ailing civic body. In a letter to the Chief Mini
Published 08 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Railways restores container train service after 22 years
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Railways restores container train service after 22 years

Pakistan Railways (PR) has resumed container train service from Karachi to Lahore bringing an end to the 22-year suspension on Monday. With 70 containers, the train left Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), Karachi Port Trust (KPT). Federal M
Published 21 May, 2019 12:00am
Railways restores container train service after 22 years
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Railways restores container train service after 22 years

Pakistan Railways (PR) has resumed container train service from Karachi to Lahore bringing an end to the 22-year suspension on Monday. With 70 containers, the train left Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), Karachi Port Trust (KPT). Federal M
Published 21 May, 2019 12:00am
Railways restores container train service after 22 years
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Railways restores container train service after 22 years

Pakistan Railways (PR) has resumed container train service from Karachi to Lahore bringing an end to the 22-year suspension on Monday. With 70 containers, the train left Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), Karachi Port Trust (KPT). Federal M
Published 21 May, 2019 12:00am
KE may suspend supply during Sehr-Iftar due to power shortage
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KE may suspend supply during Sehr-Iftar due to power shortage

K-Electric's residential consumers, particularly those living in city's slum areas are likely to face load-shedding even during Sehr and Iftar in the holy month of Ramazan after the KE linked the exemption with additional 300MW power supply from the natio
Published 06 May, 2019 12:00am
IMF deal won't be accepted sans NA's nod: Bilawal
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IMF deal won't be accepted sans NA's nod: Bilawal

Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned the PTI-led federal government on Wednesday that his party will reject any deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF), without getting it approved from the National Assembly.
Published 02 May, 2019 12:00am
Sindh government, KMC blame each other for citizens' woes
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Sindh government, KMC blame each other for citizens' woes

Instead of making coordinated efforts to resolve issues of Karachi ahead of the holy month of Ramazan, the Sindh govt and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have started blaming each other for financial irregularities and corruption.
Published 01 May, 2019 12:00am
KE launches mobile application web portal 'KE Live'
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KE launches mobile application web portal 'KE Live'

In a bid to improve its customer facilitation service K-Electric (KE) launched a mobile application web portal - 'KE Live' here on Thursday. The app is currently not facilitating its users to pay power company's bills online. Danish Javed, Head of Digital
Published 26 Apr, 2019 12:00am