KARACHI: A high-level meeting was held yesterday [July 27] under the chairmanship of Sind Chief Secretary to review the flood situation in Sind, says an official handout. According to the latest reports, it said, River Indus is flowing in the high flood stage since … July 26 and a discharge of about 6,00,000 cusecs is expected to pass Guddu Barrage on or about July 29. All ... measures along the Flood Protective Bunds for safeguarding against this discharge have been tightened, and a round-the-clock vigilance is being maintained.

[Meanwhile, as reported by a correspondent,] the [Sind] Provincial Government is considering a scheme for the micro-filming of all property documents registered in Karachi since 1866. The scheme has been prepared to ensure the safety and centralisation of these valuable documents and to overcome the space problem being faced … in the custody and preservation of the bounded volumes which are multiplying at a very fast pace. The registration of immovable property was introduced by the British about 110 years ago, and the documents of sale, purchase, transfer, mortgage etc. are ... being maintained by the District Registrar since then.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2026