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Mayor announces Rs9.5bn plan to make inroads into rival TMCs

Amid growing complaints from residents about deteriorating infrastructure, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has announced a Rs9.5 billion initiative aimed at

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Karachi’s e-challan controversy

Recently, Karachi witnessed the launch of an ambitious AI-powered traffic enforcement system titled “Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS)”, which

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How infrastructure impacts climate

Pakistan’s largest metropolis accounts for a long list of infrastructural development projects. Just what are the impacts on climate? If

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What I Have Learnt In 50 Years

Planning and development expert Arif Hasan has spent more than five decades working with poor communities across Pakistan and development

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Planning proposals

LAST month, officials and a team of consultants, assigned to prepare the Greater Karachi Region Plan 2047, made a presentation

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Commuting challenges for students

School transport systems must be regulated with a fair assessment of problems A student died in a road accident in

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E-ticketing system to end Karachi traffic police-public interaction, moot told

As some new traffic rules introduced by the government have become a hot topic of discussion, a senior police official

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Beyond myths

THE past few weeks have been eventful for Karachi residents. The August rains plunged the city into total paralysis. Stranded

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Pakistan’s urban flood crisis: A legacy of neglect and mismanagement

Collected Image The images of Pakistan’s largest cities drowning in knee-deep water during monsoon season are no longer shocking—they have

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Poor inter-agency coordination causes public hardship during rain, says NED academic

NED University entrance can be seen in this image. — neduet.edu.pk/File Recent monsoon rains exposed deep flaws in Karachi’s infrastructure

Mayor announces Rs9.5bn plan to make inroads into rival TMCs

Karachi’s e-challan controversy

How infrastructure impacts climate

What I Have Learnt In 50 Years

Planning proposals

Commuting challenges for students

E-ticketing system to end Karachi traffic police-public interaction, moot told

Beyond myths

Pakistan’s urban flood crisis: A legacy of neglect and mismanagement

Poor inter-agency coordination causes public hardship during rain, says NED academic

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