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Between grand claims and thin allocations, who really owns Karachi’s crisis?

09.02.2026 10

Dawn Prism

Imran Ayub

Karachi Mayor Wahab orders KMC affairs probe after graft allegations surface

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has ordered an inquiry after the Karachi Constructors Association (KCA) levelled serious...

01.02.2026 10

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Senate body concerned over cost escalation of uplift projects in Sindh

KARACHI: Senate’s Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives on Thursday expressed its concern over delays, cost escalation...

20.12.2025 50

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Builders allege intimidation by ‘foreign gangs’ amid surge in extortion cases in Karachi

• Abad says its members are receiving calls from Iran‑ and UAE‑based numbers, demanding up to Rs 50 million in ‘protection money’•...

19.12.2025 50

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Karachi Cotton Exchange building ‘vacated’ by FIA, ETPB; agencies claim premises had been illegally occupied

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) have claimed to have “recovered” and “vacated” the...

15.12.2025 80

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

NFC places ‘undue burden on Centre’: Ahsan

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal expres­sed concern on Monday over the current formula for distribution of divisible pool resources...

30.07.2025 70

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Sindh Assembly panel asks KE, other utilities to stop loadshedding at night

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s Special Committee on Energy on Monday directed all power distribution companies (Discos) in the province — with...

04.06.2025 20

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Key federal ministers discuss budget with Sindh govt to get allies on board

• Key federal ministers hold consultations in Karachi to get allies on board • Sanaullah hints at ‘good news for common man’ in upcoming...

20.05.2025 10

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Karachiites in for another shock from utility bills

KARACHI: Just eight months after its implementation, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is considering raising Municipal Utility Charges and...

19.04.2025 20

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

PTCL to link new internet cable today

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced a new undersea fibre-optic cable, set to come online by 2026. The...

23.02.2025 20

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Sindh set to amend farm income law amid PPP lawmakers’ concerns

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet is set to approve a proposal to amend the provincial agriculture income tax law to revise tax brackets in compliance with...

04.02.2025 20

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub

Ahsan asks banks to enhance lending to SMEs for driving up exports

KARACHI: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal urged banks on Wednesday to establish an “export development window” offering soft loans...

17.01.2025 30

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub