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Climate change causing surge in migration: experts

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THATTA: Fisherman Muhammad Yusuf’s family has been living on the island of Hajamaro, just over three miles off the coast of Sindh, for generations. But the island that was once a happy home has now become a prison. Sea level rise and frequent cyclones are eroding Yusuf’s property. Decreasing fish stocks are threatening his livelihood. […]


Japan grants Rs1.6 bn to replace weather surveillance radar in Karachi

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ISLAMABAD: Japan will replace weather surveillance radar in Karachi with a grant of Rs1.6 billion. For this purpose, Hiroshi Inomata, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan signed and exchanged notes with Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD) on Wednesday. Four stations including Islamabad, Karachi, Dera Ismail Khan and Rahimyar Khan out of seven […]


No new heatwave this summer: Met official

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KARACHI: The harsh heatwave which killed more than 1,300 people in Karachi and other parts of Sindh over the past few days has ended, says a Met official. He said on Sunday that there was no threat of another such gruelling heatwave in the country, including its largest city along the Arabian Sea, this summer. […]


Internet slows down due to fault in submarine cable

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ISLAMABAD: The internet services got slowed down in Pakistan owing to fault in international submarine cable in Arabian Sea. “The international submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 has experienced a fault in Arabian Sea, impacting internet services in the region including Pakistan,” conceded Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) in a statement issued here on Thursday night. The […]


Internet slows down due to fault in submarine cable

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ISLAMABAD: The internet services got slowed down in Pakistan owing to fault in international submarine cable in Arabian Sea. “The international submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 has experienced a fault in Arabian Sea, impacting internet services in the region including Pakistan,” conceded Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) in a statement issued here on Thursday night. The […]


Cyclone Nilofar 1,100 km away from Karachi

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KARACHI: Tropical cyclone ‘Nilofar’ in the Arabian Sea has intensified and become a very severe tropical cyclone, which is currently about 1,100 kilometres away from Karachi in the northwest. Chief Meteorologist Tauseef Alam told the media that the cyclone will start moving towards the northwest and then northeast. Tauseef Alam said heavy rains will take […]