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Karachi Records First Winter Rain As City Debuts Double-Decker Buses

Forecasters say light showers will persist as temperatures fall across the city.

Overview

  • The PMD reports intermittent drizzle and light rain likely to continue in Karachi with further cooling, while snowfall persists in northern regions.
  • Localized power outages were reported after distribution feeders tripped during the showers, with rainfall also recorded in multiple Sindh districts.
  • Pakistan Railways delayed the IslamabadTehranIstanbul freight service after security clearance was not issued, according to the divisional superintendent.
  • Karachi launched a double-decker bus line that initially runs about 22 kilometers from Malir to Shahrah-e-Faisal with fares set between Rs80 and Rs120.
  • The Lahore High Court referred more than a dozen challenges tied to property ownership actions to a full bench, noting the act remains suspended, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formed an eight-member cabinet committee to review police funding and its impact.