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March 25, 2026 10:29 AM

Pakistan emerges as world’s most polluted country in 2025: IQAir report

Pakistan has been ranked the world’s most polluted country in 2025, with levels of hazardous fine particulate matter far exceeding global health standards, Dawn reported on Tuesday. The annual report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir found that concentrations of PM2.5 — tiny airborne particles that pose serious health risks — were up to 13 times higher than the guideline set by the World Health Organization. According to the report, only 13 countries and territories managed to m...

February 19, 2026 2:59 PM

At least 13 killed in Karachi building collapse after blast, police say

At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed after a gas cylinder blast caused a residential building to collapse in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, police said. The cylinder exploded on the first floor of the multi-storey compound in Soldier Bazaar, a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of the densely populated city, police said. Seven children, including a two-year-old, were among the dead, said police official Summaiya Syed. The police said they we...

August 20, 2025 5:09 PM

Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi hit by torrential rain and flooding

Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi as the financial capital braced for more rain on Wednesday, after the arrival of the annual monsoon season left at least seven people dead and caused widespread flooding, officials said. The monsoon has brought havoc across Pakistan in recent days with the death toll from flash floods that struck the mountainous northwest on Friday rising to 377. In Karachi, at least seven people have died since the rains began in the southern port city on Tuesday,...

October 7, 2024 11:04 AM

Chinese embassy says citizens killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Pakistan

Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a "terrorist attack". In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was an attack carried out by them using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting Chinese nationals, including engineers. Pakistan broadcaster Geo...

July 5, 2024 5:32 PM

Pakistan petroleum dealers strike over new taxes

The bustling metropolis of Karachi is grappling with a severe fuel shortage as the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) continues its nationwide strike. The crisis began early Friday morning when petrol stations across Karachi and other parts of Pakistan shuttered their operations at 6 AM, following the PPDA's call for action. Despite assurances from the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Thursday that fuel supply would remain uninterrupted, the reality on the ground paints a different pictu...