Karachi, Pakistan is in the grip of chaos as heavy rainfall has brought the city to a standstill. The traffic police have launched a crackdown on drivers with fancy number plates, and in a shocking incident, a young driver was stopped in the busy Clifton area. The driver, who was driving without a license, was furious when stopped and attempted to flee the scene, ramming his car into bystanders and signaling through traffic lights to escape.
According to the Sindh government’s spokesperson, Saadia Javed, those who are politicizing the situation in Karachi should first address their own problems. The MQM-P’s spokesperson, Azizuddin Ahmed Qureshi, responded by saying that Karachi has drowned, and the so-called development projects have failed to provide relief. The city’s drainage system has been overwhelmed, and the municipal system is struggling to cope with the situation.
The Met Office has reported that the areas of Surjani Town, Jinnah Terminal, and DHA Phase 2 have received 35, 35, and 33 mm of rainfall, respectively, while the Old Airport area received 32.6 mm. The Green Parliament Solar System has been providing electricity to the National Assembly Secretariat, according to spokesperson Ayaz Sadiq.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered assets worth millions of rupees from the Sindh Secretariat, which were handed over to the Chief Secretary Sindh. The Pakistan Army has warned that if any enemy attempts a ground attack on Iran, it will be completely destroyed. Fakhre Alam has appealed to the PCB’s Technical Committee to lift the ban on him due to allegations of ball tampering.
A new pipeline will bypass the choke point in the Hormuz Strait, according to a report by a British newspaper. During an Eid special program, a segment featuring a childhood image was used, sparking controversy. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned the US-Israeli attack on the Iran’s Pasteur Institute as “outrageous and shameful.”
