Tahir Siddiqui

Articles by Tahir Siddiqui

Sharjeel hopeful construction of main BRT corridor on Karachi’s University Road will be complete by March

NewsJanuary 28, 2026

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Wednesday expressed hope that the main corridor of the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Karachi’s University Road would be completed by March. “...

Sharjeel hopeful of completing main BRT corridor on Karachi’s University Road by March

NewsJanuary 28, 2026

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Wednesday expressed hope that the main corridor of the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Karachi’s University Road would be completed by March. “Our effor...

CM Murad approves Rs21.5bn for Karachi infrastructure upgrades, including Rs13bn for improving roads

NewsJanuary 23, 2026

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday approved a comprehensive package worth Rs21.53 billion, including a Rs13bn grant-in-aid for rehabilitating and improving Town Municipal Corporati...

21 Burns Road eateries sealed in Karachi for occupying footpaths

NewsJanuary 18, 2026

KARACHI: As many as 21 eateries on the famous Burns Road Food Street have been sealed by authorities for occupying footpaths and walkways. District South Deputy Commissioner Javed Nabi Khoso said t...

Reduced gas supply intensifies cold-weather ordeal for Karachiites

NewsJanuary 13, 2026

• Several neighbourhoods have to make do without gas for four days straight as temperatures drop to single digits• Households turn to costly LPG cylinders• PPP senator seeks PM’s interventionâ...

Low gas pressure disrupts domestic kitchens amid cold snap in Karachi

NewsJanuary 10, 2026

KARACHI: As the mercury dropped to single digit in the city for the first time this winter, low gas pressure in cooking stoves, running on natural gas supply from Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSG...

More markets, shops sealed across Karachi as drive against ‘encroachments’ continues

BusinessJanuary 6, 2026

• Motorcycle market on Akbar Road remains shut for third day• 86 shops in auto-spareparts market off M.A. Jinnah Road sealed• Officials say shops to be unsealed after traders give undertaking to...

Opposition in PA demands accountability, punishment for those responsible

NewsDecember 2, 2025

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly erupted in protest over the death of a three-year-old boy as opposition parties strongly condemned the provincial government over the tragic incident, demanding accountabil...

Conflicting road bodies, e-challan frenzy throw Karachi traffic in turmoil

NewsDecember 1, 2025

• Traffic police, KDA’s TEB, Cantt boards, SMTA are involved in regulating traffic, installation of signals, signs across city• Nearly half of city’s 130 traffic signals are out of order, say ...

Issue of heavy traffic fines under e-ticketing system echoes in Sindh Assembly

NewsNovember 29, 2025

KARACHI: The controversy surrounding heavy traffic fines under the recently introduced e-ticketing system finally made its way to the Sindh Assembly on Friday as the opposition slammed the provincial ...