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The Sindh government plans to launch an EV taxi service in September, bring 50 additional double-decker buses to Karachi in October and induct 1,000 electric buses in phases. New Peoples Bus Service routes and transport infrastructure upgrades are also being prepared.
Security forces have killed several terrorists and destroyed multiple hideouts during intelligence-based operations in Lakki Marwat. Weapons and ammunition were recovered, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the forces and reaffirmed national support for the counterterrorism campaign.
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to Kabal police station in Swat. Rescue teams deployed ambulances and emergency personnel as police launched an investigation into the attack.
Two police officers sustained minor injuries after a roadside IED targeted their van near Pir Zakorhi Bridge in Peshawar. Bomb disposal personnel searched the area for additional devices as authorities began investigating the targeted attack.
Low-level flooding has been recorded in the Indus River at Kalabagh and Chashma as Punjab remains under an active monsoon spell. PDMA has warned of possible urban flooding, rising stream levels and landslides in vulnerable districts.
SSGC says a temporary increase in odorant during testing of a new Karachi pipeline caused the unusually strong gas smell reported across several areas. The utility maintains that system pressures are normal and no gas leakage has been detected.
The Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation has demanded a judicial inquiry into the Sorange coalfield explosion that killed 36 miners near Quetta. Labour leaders also called for compensation, government employment for affected families and sweeping reforms to improve mine safety.
Water supply will be suspended in several Karachi areas for 48 hours from August 3 as the Gharo Old Pumping House undergoes a major technical upgrade. The affected localities include Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, Ibrahim Hyderi, Karsaz and surrounding areas.
A Pakistan Army major was martyred and five suspected militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan’s Razmak area. Security forces recovered weapons and explosives and continued a sanitisation operation in the surroundings.
Rescue teams have intensified efforts to locate seven climbers missing after an avalanche struck an international expedition on Broad Peak. Drones and experienced mountaineers are searching hazardous terrain after three bodies were recovered and moved to Skardu.
The PMD has forecast rain and thunderstorms in Karachi and several Sindh districts through August 3, with isolated heavy downpours expected. Authorities have been warned about urban flooding, strong winds, lightning and possible damage to vulnerable infrastructure.
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck Karachi at around 6pm, with its epicentre located inside the city at a depth of 10 kilometres. No casualties or property damage were reported in the initial assessment.
