Tag: Karachi
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Abhi Kuch Dair Baqi Hay
Very moving poem on the situation of Pakistan and the Silent Majority. We are all chickens in a cage waiting for bloody hands of butcher to come in and take us to the slaughter sill. Don’t keep silent now, you can be next.
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What traffic jams can do to you
Like any other cosmopolitan city, traffic jams are part of the life in Karachi. However, the reasons for traffic jams in Karachi may vary from other parts of the world. According to an infographic, traffic jams are dangerous for human health. They can drive you crazy, make you obese, and even kill you by invoking…
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Ideas2016: Annual International Defence Exhibition And Seminar at Karachi Expo Center
Ideas2016 is, the 9th annual International Defence Exhibition And Seminar (IDEAS), hosted at Karachi Expo Center between November 22-25, 2016. Exhibitors from more than 30 countries, including Pakistan, are displaying their weapons and military technology in the exhibition with a slogan Arms for Peace. Here are some of the glimpses from Ideas2016: Ideas 2016 was…
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Karachi crumbles as the rain pours
It sucks when it rains in Karachi. Due to the mismanagement and inefficiency of civic authorities and the utility service providers, the largest city of Pakistan crumbles with few millimeters of downpour. In spite of tall claims and media campaigns of “we’re ready this time”, Karachites worry about water clogging, traffic jams and electricity outages…
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How to beat the heatwave: Save yourself and others from effects of heatstroke
How to beat the heatwave: Save yourself and others from effects of heatstroke Take these steps to prevent heatstroke during hot weather: Wear loose fitting, lightweight clothing. Wearing excess clothing or clothing that fits tightly won’t allow your body to cool properly. Protect against sunburn. Sunburn affects your body’s ability to cool itself. Apply sunscreen…
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Karachi Heatwave Relief: List of resources and how you can support the victims
Reportedly, more than 500 900 1200 people have died in the on-going heatwave in Karachi (unofficial sources claim the numbers are higher than 3,000). With city wide electricity crisis, water shortage and lack of support from the government, citizens of Karachi are largely on their own – supporting each other to beat the heat and…
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Naegleria Fowleri: Brain eating amoeba claimed two more lives in Karachi
The fatal brain eating amoeba has claimed two more lives in Karachi, bringing the total number of deaths caused by Naegleria to three this year. A 37 year old resident of DHA, Farooq Mir expired in Ziauddin Hospital due to Naegleria. Ten days ago, a 40 year old women also died because of the same…
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Naegleria Fowleri- Brain eating amoeba strikes again in Karachi
It was a friend’s heart wrenching Facebook status that informed me about first Naegleria victim of 2015 in Karachi a couple of days ago. A young girl Abeera, only child of her parents, apparently went to a famous water park and died after few days. Karachi health services director Dr Zafar Ejaz confirmed that it…
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Highlights from Foodpanda Eat n Greet at Johnny Rockets, Dolmen Mall Clifton Karachi
foodpanda.pk has released glimpses from their Eat N Greet event held on 3rd January, 2015 at Johnny Rockets, Dolmen Mall Clifton Karachi. Highlights from foodpanda.pk Eat N Greet can now be seen on latest video compilation released from the company itself. The two minute montage covers the three hours event, communicating focus on foodpanda’s customer…
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Edhi Center Robbery: A Crime That Shocked Pakistan
Just few days before inaugurating SIUT transplant complex named after him and soon after the outrage on social media that why a person of such great humanitarian services was not being awarded the esteemed Nobel Prize, Abdul Sattar Edhi was mugged at gunpoint. Yes, Even the charity boss of Pakistan is not spared by robbers.…