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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire breaking out at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire breaking out at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire breaking out at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire and smoke rages at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire and smoke rages at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire breaking out at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Fire Destroys Shopping Mall - Pakistan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire breaking out at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2026. At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, told Xinhua that the blaze erupted at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall located on the MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year Celebrations in Pakistan

New Year Celebrations in Pakistan

People enjoy a fireworks show to celebrate the New Year in southern Pakistan's Karachi, on January 1, 2026. Photo by /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year Celebrations in Pakistan

New Year Celebrations in Pakistan

A man shoots a video of fireworks during a New Year celebration event in southern Pakistan's Karachi, on January 1, 2026. Photo by /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan: Karachi Blanketed by Fog and Smog, Flights Diverted, Motorcyclist Killed

On Sunday morning, December 21, dense fog and “very unhealthy” air pollution (AQI 215–282) blanketed Karachi, disrupting flights with six international services diverted to Muscat and Islamabad, while poor visibility and road conditions caused a fatal motorcycle accident and led to temporary highway closures in other parts of Pakistan.

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Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

A health worker fumigates a market area to fight against dengue fever in Karachi, Pakistan, November 5, 2025. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

A patient infected with dengue fever receives medical treatment inside a mosquito net at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, November 5, 2025. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

Dengue Fever Cases Are Rising Sharply in Pakistan

A health worker fumigates a market area to fight against dengue fever in Karachi, Pakistan, November 5, 2025. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Wrestlers compete in a "Sindhi Malakhra" wrestling match in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on October 21, 2025. Sindhi Malakhra is an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Wrestlers compete in a "Sindhi Malakhra" wrestling match in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on October 21, 2025. Sindhi Malakhra is an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Wrestlers compete in a "Sindhi Malakhra" wrestling match in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on October 21, 2025. Sindhi Malakhra is an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Sindh Traditional Wrestling - Pakistan

Wrestlers compete in a "Sindhi Malakhra" wrestling match in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on October 21, 2025. Sindhi Malakhra is an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Ziad Takieddine leaving the Paris financial crimes court

Ziad Takieddine leaving the Paris financial crimes court

Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

First day of the trial over 'Karachi affair' - Paris

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine arrives at Paris courthouse, in Paris, France, on October 7, 2019 on the first day of the trial for the financial aspect of 'the Karachi case', an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur. The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, which targeted a bus transporting French engineers. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani Air Force cadet stands guard at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Vehicles are immersed in water after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Vehicles run through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

Monsoon Flooding in Karachi - Pakistan

People wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier band performs during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani students wave national flags during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani soldiers attend a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani soldiers attend a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier band performs during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers transfer a victim from the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Lawyer Marie Dose during the appeal trial of the Karachi attack in 2002, six men, suspected of having played a role in a system of hidden commissions, alongside arms contracts, which would have fueled the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995. January 21, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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