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Stay at home, say officials. Where do the homeless go?
As the province goes into lockdown, how do the city's marginalised fare?
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Three prayer leaders booked in Karachi for defying ban on Friday prayer
Two of them belong to mosques situated in Orangi Town while another one is Imam of Memon Masjid Kharadar
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Stay at home, say officials. Where do the homeless go?
As the province goes into lockdown, how do the city's marginalised fare?
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Over 400 prisoners transferred from Karachi
Central Jail Karachi holds over 3,600 inmates, with capacity for only 2,400
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Citizens ignore ban on congregational prayers in Sindh
Crowds flock to mosques, disregarding law enforcers' repeated pleas to pray at home
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Sindh lockdown spells trouble for pet owners in Karachi
With all the city’s veterinary facilities closed, consultations via phone are the only way out
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Karachiites unstring their purses for those hit by lockdown
People start distributing food items among daily-wage workers in the city
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Demand for food items surges as people throng markets
Wholesale body official says people are stocking up more than usual
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Woman ‘beaten up, head shaved’ by landlord's sons
They also burned down her house after dispute with her son over pigeon flying contest
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Sindh govt gives nod to buying ventilators, testing kits, machines
CM Murad Ali Shah orders purchase of 290 ventilators, 150 testing machines and 110,000 testing kits
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Suspected coronavirus patients ‘being turned away by hospitals in Karachi’
Edhi workers taking patients to public and private hospitals told there are no facilities to admit them
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Tales of survivors: How I became Pakistan's first COVID-19 patient
From being diagnosed to being treated as a pariah and then emerging healthy, Yahya Jaffrey shares his COVID-19 ordeal
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Unshielded amid pandemic: Medical staff decry shortage of protective gear
JPMC head denies shortage, says gear is given to only those working in isolation, emergency wards
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Karachi’s rich unstring their purses for those hit by COVID-19 lockdown
Affluent people start distributing food items among daily wagers in the city
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Carcass washed ashore at Karachi beach identified as Risso’s dolphin
Photograph of dolphin’s carcass went viral on social media last week
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Cracking down: Police arrest hundreds across Sindh
Police claim to have arrested at least 119 people, registering 29 cases for the violation of Section 144
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A metropolis on the first day of a lockdown
As an uneasy quietude prevails in Karachi, some continue to flout orders to stay home
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Sindh’s coronavirus tally soars to 394 on first day of lockdown
Govt issues decree protecting jobs, pay of industrial, commercial workers
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COVID-19: Karachi and the first day of lockdown
Citizens are being warned to stay home through announcements on loudspeakers
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COVID:19: Karachi, Sukkur airports to be shut from March 24 for domestic flights
Decision was taken amid the lockdown imposed in the province to limit the spread of the virus
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LIVE: Cooperation more important than isolation in fight against COVID-19: DG ISPR
Pakistan confirms six COVID-19 deaths as cases tally soars to 875
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Daily wage earners down to their last penny as Sindh goes into lockdown
As govt adopts emergency policies to flatten the pandemic curve, workers fear devastating financial crisis
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To open shop or not: Grocers unclear on how to work under Sindh lockdown
Complain wholesalers are refusing to resupply them, despite comprehensive home dept notice
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Sindh goes into lockdown at midnight with ‘blanket ban’ on movement
Official notification lists down activities which are exempted from restrictions for 15 days
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Karachi on the eve of lockdown
Eateries, recreational spots deserted, people throng shops and railway station
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Sindh police chief vows to continue routine operations amid coronavirus fears
Mushtaq Mahar directs cops to ensure implementation of govt orders issued to curb coronavirus at all levels
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Coronavirus testing capacity triples at Indus Hospital
National Institute of Virology, KU provide assistance for screening, diagnosis
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Scientists in Karachi may have identified compounds effective in inhibiting growth of COVID-19 in host cells
Scientists compelled to stop coronavirus research amid lockdown in Sindh
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Rizvia building collapse: Court extends builder’s remand
Next hearing on March 24
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Karachi businessmen lambast high electricity bills
Call for govt intervention to stop K-Electric from sending inflated bills
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Sindh decides to go into COVID-19 lock down
Provincial govt calls armed forces in aid of civil power from Sunday midnight
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Sindh police nab 20 people for violating coronavirus ban in Karachi
Provincial government has ordered a partial lockdown amid growing numbers of COVID-19 cases
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Passengers in a fix after inter-city bus services suspended
With businesses closing, workers from outside the metropolis unable to return home
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In pictures: Sindh Rangers offers Karachiites help to fight coronavirus
Paramilitary force launches awareness campaign against COVID-19
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Groom’s father arrested for holding wedding reception in Karachi
Police also raid barber shop, hotel, for remaining open despite govt orders
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Sindh reports first coronavirus-related death
Third COVID-19-related death in Pakistan
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Dua Mangi kidnappers remanded
The accused, Zohaib and Muzzafar, were presented before the court.
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The story continues for Karachi's Green Line Bus Rapid Transit
With plans to save MA Jinnah Road’s historic trees in place, long-delayed bus rapid transit project finally resumes
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Sindh mulls maximum defences amid sharp uptick in coronavirus cases
Final decision will be taken in a meeting of civil-military officials on Friday, say sources
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March 19: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases jump to 454
As of Thursday, Sindh reports 245 COVID-19 cases, Balochistan 81, Punjab 78, K-P 23, G-B 21, Islamabad 5, AJK 1
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Karachi's Expo to become 10,000-bed isolation center
Talks proceeding to establish a field hospital at premises along with isolation center
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Market watch: Stock market rebounds but still loses 286 points
Benchmark index decreases 0.94% to end at 30,129.83
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Hoarding and price-gouging: SHC issues show-cause notice to Bureau of Supply and Prices official
Orders implementation of Sindh Registration of Godowns Act, 1995, in the province
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More delays for Karachi's Orange Line as project shuffles between govts
According to Sindh govt, 25 buses to be procured for project have been pending for a year
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As shops shut down in virus fright, some defy Sindh govt orders
At least 150 shopkeepers were arrested in Karachi for keeping their businesses open
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COVID-19: Nine arrested for organising weekly market
The incident left several injured and resulted in the death of 27 people.
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Fire erupts in cardboard factory
Women, children in houses adjoining the factory were immediately evacuated
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KE makes new 220kV grid station functional
$460 million TP-1000 project was initiated near the end of 2015
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Rain expected in Karachi on March 23
On Tuesday, maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 35 degrees Celsius.
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52 new coronavirus cases push Pakistan’s tally to 237
Varying stats paint a dismissal picture of coordination between the federal and provincial governments