Resettlement plan sought for people before ML-1 execution

Rights activists and community representatives have demanded that the government announce a comprehensive resettlement plan before carrying out any eviction or demolition drive in connection with the Karachi-Peshawar Main Line

Navigating the great Pakistani family transition

For decades, the Pakistani household stood as an immovable fortress, built on four foundational pillars: sacred duty of procreation; quiet rigour of primary socialisation; faithful transfer of societal values; and

Half of textile workers’ children are out of school, study finds

A fresh study has shown that roughly half of the children coming from textile supply chain workers of Karachi cannot afford to go to school despite two to three people

A Brief History of the Mother of Karachi

Lyari sits in a place that feels almost too symbolic to be accidental. It lies wedged between the port, industry and the city centre, occupying Karachi’s south-western quarter, like a