The National Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert forecasting heavy rainfall in Karachi and Hyderabad from August 24 to 28, with potential risks of urban flooding, power outages,

Monsoon rains continue to batter Karachi as different parts of the city received moderate to heavy rains on the third consecutive day as well on Thursday.

Explaining the unexpected change in weather over the past two days, Focal Person of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Anjum Niaz Zaigham said the current monsoon system has lost its intensity and its likely impact on Karachi is almost over.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert warning of heavy rainfall in Karachi and Hyderabad between August 24 and 28.

Power outages continued to torment Karachiites on Friday, hours after record-breaking monsoon rains battered the city, leaving several neighborhoods and apartment substations without electricity.

Sharing findings of experts, Raza said during inspection of the warehouse, nearly 300 cartons weighing 500 kilogrammes of fireworks material were burnt due to some “mishandling”. The building was “badly” damaged, while the blast also caused serious effects spread over 180 metres in the surrounding area.

Viral Videos: Plumes of black smoke engulfed a factory in Pakistan's Karachi, after a massive explosion shook the place. Multiple videos of the incident which have now gone viral on social media, showed the extent of destruction, with many netizens claiming that the blast was so massive, it was heard for several kilometres.

The suspect, identified as Abdul Samad, was under custody for attempting to flee abroad despite being listed on the immigration department’s manual stop list.

A six-member Rotary Foundation delegation met with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi on Friday. On this occasion, the Chief Minister praised Rotary Foundation’s contributions and reaffirmed Sindh government’s commitment to eliminating polio, despite a recent case in Badin.