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Monday, June 22, 2026 The Vibe in the City: Karachi is balancing a mix of intense summer heat, political shifts, and local tech buzz today. The Governor House is launching a free AI Summer Camp to train students, which has a lot of young people excited. On the flip side, things are tense politically. Jamaat-e-Islami's chief, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, held a fiery press conference hitting back hard at the federal budget, calling out lawmaker salary hikes and the banking system. Close Calls & Relief: A scary situation unfolded outside the Masjid-o-Imam Bargah Baqiyatullah on Saba Avenue in DHA. A fast-moving Suzuki pick-up lost control and plowed right into a Muharram majlis tent, injuring 11 to 18 people, mostly women and children. Miraculously, Mayor Murtaza Wahab confirmed there were no fatalities from this crash. The victims are getting treated at JPMC, and police have three suspects in custody, investigating if it was a brake failure or driver intoxication. A Loss in the Province: While the city breathed a sigh of relief over no deaths from the DHA Imambargah crash, the Sindh Assembly is mourning today. The PPP announced the passing of Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Naeem Ahmed Kharal. Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah expressed deep grief over the loss. Street Justice & Markets Public safety got a small win after police tracked down and arrested a 45-year-old man in Jauharabad. He had gone viral for harassing women from his motorcycle near a public Pink Bus on Rashid Minhas Road. Meanwhile, the markets are feeling the squeeze gold prices shot up today on Monday, hitting a staggering Rs 442,636 per tola.