KARACHI: Protest in Saddar Town

Published August 16, 2007

KARACHI, Aug 15: Shopkeepers and residents took to the streets on Wednesday in Saddar Town to protest against overflowing sewage and pathetic sanitary conditions in the area.

Protestors blocked two roads in UC-8 and chanted slogans against the UC nazim for not cleaning the sewerage lines, which had been overflowing for the last week. They claimed that sewage had entered some printing presses and computer graphics shops, damaging machinery and halting work.—PPI

Opinion

Editorial

Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...