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Rain, thunderstorms likely in Karachi, other parts of Sindh tomorrow: PMD

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast chances of rain and thunderstorms in Karachi and across Sindh on Saturday, as a westerly wave continues to affect the country. According to its three-day weather outlook issued on Friday, the PMD said that Saturday would likely bring thunderstorms or rain “of light to moderate intensity” to the province due to a westerly wave entering the country from southwestern Balochistan. Mostly sunny weather is expected in Karachi today, with a maximum temperature of 32-34 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 24°C. Humidity will reach 76 per cent before dropping to 45-55pc in the evening as a northwesterly wind is expected to turn west/southwesterly. On Saturday, the PMD forecast “partly cloudy” weather with “chances of isolated wind [or] thunderstorms/rain”. Temperatures will stay similar, at around 31-33°C highs and 22-24°C lows. Humidity is predicted between 75-85pc in the daytime and 55-65pc in the evenings. Sunday is not expected to b...
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Afghan repatriations suspended after border security official injured at Torkham

PESHAWAR: Repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals was abruptly suspended on Friday after a border security official was injured in a late evening cross-border attack from the Afghan side on Thursday. The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was reopened on Thursday for the return of stranded and illegal Afghan nationals, after having remained closed since February 26 with the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. However, security officials at Torkham said local paramilitary forces went on high alert due to the injury of an FC official at the Awal Khan post near the border. The incident took place around 9:30pm on Thursday evening. Sources at Torkham and the Hamza Baba transit point said that although the entire staff of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Logistics Corporation (NLC), police and other government departments was present at the transit point and Torkham, they were directed...
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‘Grapes are sour’: Politicos, journalists blast Indian FM Jaishankar for crude remarks on Pakistan

Politicians, bureaucrats and journalists from both sides of the border took to social media on Thursday to criticise crude comments by India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar about Pakistan’s foreign diplomacy. India Today reported on Wednesday that the foreign minister had said India “cannot act as a ‘dalal nation’ in global geopolitics”, in reference to concerns raised by the opposition over Pakistan mediating talks between the United States and Iran amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that Jaishankar thought of himself as “a hi-fi dalal”, adding that the remarks “reflect personal frustration”. President’s Spokesperson Murtaza Solangi ripped into the Indian foreign minister’s lack of diplomacy, saying, “He seems to be infected with a self-destructive virus besides a diplomatic dementia, losing everything he had learnt in the diplomatic school.” “Fact is that he is a Dalal of Modi who is a Dalal of Netanyahu,” he said, adding ...
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PSX loses over 2,000 points during intraday trade

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index KSE-100 witnessed a loss of over 2,000 points during intraday trading on Thursday after seeing a significant recovery a day earlier. The KSE-100 declined by 2,643.02 points or 1.67 per cent to stand at 155,670.42 points at 11:59am from the previous close of 158,313.44 points. On Wednesday, value-hunting lifted the benchmark KSE-100 index above the 158,000 mark amid cautious optimism over easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The KSE-100 index had closed at 158,313, up 4,347 points, reflecting improved market sentiment. During the session, the index touched an intraday high of 158,586 points and a low of 155,199, as buying interest remained firm across key sectors. Analysts attributed the positive momentum a day earlier to softer international oil prices and expectations of de-escalation in regional tensions, which bolstered investor confidence. Topline Securities on Wednesday said the market’s upward trajectory was...
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CULTURE: KARACHI’S MEMORY MAP

Cities hide their history in plain sight. Karachi is no different. The past of this city by the sea is not buried in books but is spoken every day by its people, and especially its bus conductors. Indeed, the names given to Karachi’s areas and localities were not set at random; they have strong links to history. From a small fishing settlement called Kolachi, from which Karachi derives its name, to the various suffixes and affixes added to its areas during the pre-colonial and post-Partition eras, each name reflects an episode in the city’s evolution. The famous neighbourhoods of Mithadar and Kharadar preserve this early history. In the 18th century, Karachi was surrounded by defensive walls, with two entry points or gates. The gate facing the sea was called Kharadar, derived from the Sindhi words khara [salty] and dar [gate], meaning “the gate of salt water.” The other gate faced towards the Lyari River and was called Mithadar, from meetha meaning sweet, or “the gate of sweet...
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