Life returns to normal in Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy weakens

STORY: Life returns to normal in Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy weakens DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site STORYLINE: Authorities in Pakistan's south Sindh province said on Friday that normal life activities can be resumed in the country from Saturday as the threat of Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea off the coasts of Sindh has been averted after it weakened into a cyclonic storm. In a statement, Muhammad Iqbal Memon, the commissioner of Sindh's capital city Karachi, said that all halted exams and educational activities can be resumed on Saturday as the threat of cyclonic danger has reduced. Talking to media, the country's Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said that there had been heavy rainfall in several areas of Sindh, but no loss of life was reported due to precautionary measures taken by the government before the impact of the cyclone hit the province. She added that several coastal areas were inu

Explosion in Pakistan's Karachi leaves 13 injured

STORY: Explosion in Pakistan's Karachi leaves 13 injured DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Thirteen people were injured when a blast went off inside a market area in the capital city Karachi of Pakistan's southern Sindh province late Thursday night, hospital authorities said. Many among the injured were in critical condition and most of them got wounded after being hit by ball bearings from explosive materials, Shahid Rasool, medical superintendent of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) where all the injured were shifted, told the media. Talking to the media, Information Minister of Sindh province Sharjeel Inam Memon said that an investigation had been kicked off to determine the cause of the explosion and a state of emergency had been imposed in all hospitals in the city. Meanwhile, in a conversation with Xinhua, Salman Qureshi, a rescue worker with the nongovernment rescue organizati