Haleem Adil Sheikh Slams Karachi Mayor for Inaction Amid Urban Flooding Crisis

Karachi Rains Leave 7 Dead, Hundreds Relocated

The ongoing Karachi rains have turned deadly, with the death toll rising to seven while rescue teams shifted more than 300 residents to safety. Heavy downpours swelled the Lyari and Malir rivers, causing widespread flooding and triggering large-scale relief operations across the city. Rivers Overflow Amid Urban Challenges Lyari and Malir rivers, once natural stormwater channels, now struggle to carry floodwater. Years of unchecked urban expansio…

Haleem Adil Sheikh slams Karachi Mayor for inaction amid urban flooding crisis

As continuous downpours have triggered severe urban flooding across Karachi, plunging large swathes of the city under water, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Sindh president Haleem Adil Sheikh on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the situation, squarely blaming the Sindh government and Karachi mayor for what he described as “complete administrative failure.” Haleem Adil Sheikh said that overflowing streams and reservoirs had inundated dozens …

Army, Rangers, rescuing people trapped in rain water due to overflowing of dams in Karachi

Karachi: Intermittent heavy rains over the past two days have plunged Karachi into crisis, with Malir and Lyari rivers overflowing, low-lying neighborhoods submerged, and hundreds of residents rescued by the army, Rangers, and Rescue 1122 teams. The rains caused Karachi’s dams to overflow, inundating residential areas in Scheme 33, including Saadi Town. Major arteries such as the M-9 Motorway, Sohrab Goth, and Machar Colony were submerged, while…