2026

Breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station leaves several areas without water for six days The judicial commission directed on Saturday the managing-director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to issue show-cause notices to ghost employees of the water utility’s laboratories. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The teeming metropolis of over 30 million people has been in…

Report used satellite images and US, Gulf sources, saying most US military sites in region were hit This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026 and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in…

Says Israel is responsible for ensuring the safety of all journalists and must immediately release them The Flotilla was attacked on April 30 near Greece. PHOTO: ANADOLU The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday condemned Israel’s “kidnapping” of several journalists aboard the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla. “Israel is responsible for ensuring the safety…

Four weeks after US-Israel paused Iran strikes, no deal yet as war disrupts global energy Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026. PHOTO:  REUTERS An Iranian proposal so far rejected by United States President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of…

Massive public support saves citizen-run library, with donations exceeding target and securing its future In a remarkable turn of events, Karachi’s citizen-run library Kitab Ghar has been saved from imminent closure after an overwhelming wave of public support enabled it to meet—and significantly exceed—its fundraising target in record time. Earlier this week, the library’s management…