KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city, along with parts of Sindh, remained paralysed by prolonged power cuts and waterlogging on Thursday, two days after heavy monsoon rains, as officials

At least 19 people lost their lives in different incidents in Karachi after heavy rains battered the port city

Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people.

Pakistan has issued a flood alert for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the northwest, where severe floods have killed hundreds over the past week.

Karachi’s latest deluge is only the most recent chapter in a long history of urban flooding.Since 1990, Pakistan’s largest metropolis has repeatedly endured urban flooding during

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed authorities concerned to accelerate efforts of drainage rainwater from Karachi. He was presiding over a meeting in Karachi today to review the rehabilitation efforts after the heavy rainfall in the city.

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,

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan senior leader Dr. Farooq Sattar has demanded that Karachi be declared a disaster-hit city and all federal and provincial taxes waived in light of the massive destruction caused by recent rains.