Akhtiar Khokhar

Akhtiar Khokhar

Special Correspondent

Akhtiar Khokhar is a one of the karachi-based senior journalists. He has been doing investigative reporting for Pakistan's mainstream print and electronic media for the past 33 years, especially highlighting corruption and bad governance in government institutions and development projects.

Sindh avoids super flood, but the threat isn’t over yet
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Sindh avoids super flood, but the threat isn’t over yet

Flow is now expected to remain between 600,000 and 700,000 cusecs, says former IRSA chairman

Punjab flooding diffuses surge; Southern Pakistan avoids forecasted super flood
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Punjab flooding diffuses surge; Southern Pakistan avoids forecasted super flood

Irrigation experts say encroachments and emergency breaches in Punjab’s Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab spread water across floodplains, reducing velocity into the Indus

Pakistan's Sindh braces for 'super flood' threatening 1.6 million people
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Pakistan's Sindh braces for 'super flood' threatening 1.6 million people

Water levels at upstream barrages indicate potential devastation across 15 districts threatening 1.6 million people

Hundreds displaced as Pakistan’s largest city moves to seal unsafe buildings
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Hundreds displaced as Pakistan’s largest city moves to seal unsafe buildings

Although the govt promised PKR 30,000 monthly rent per family, no payments have been made, and no permanent rehabilitation plan exists

Karachi knew the rains were coming. Why was no one prepared?
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Karachi knew the rains were coming. Why was no one prepared?

Forecasts often stop at the level of press releases or TV tickers, while city authorities, schools, and employers delay decisions until chaos unfolds

Inside Karachi’s biggest property fraud: 29 plots stolen in PECHS
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Inside Karachi’s biggest property fraud: 29 plots stolen in PECHS

A Sindh CM Inspection Team found officials altered digitized land records, replacing originals with fake entries