Senator Shahadat Awan, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Railways presiding over a meeting of the Committee at Parliament Lodges Islamabad. —Senate website/File ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways directed
Karachi is facing a growing public health and law enforcement crisis as the illegal trade and widespread use of gutka continue largely unchecked. Despite strict laws and periodic crackdowns, weak
Gul Plaza’s three facades were clearly damaged in the stage II and III January 18 fire which killed 70 people, but when a building inspector came afterwards, he held back.
For decades, the narrow, winding alleys of low-income urban settlements were the front lines of a specific kind of civil warfare. If a pipe burst or the electricity failed, the
THERE is a whole world of activities in Karachi that are performed on the streets because there is no place for them otherwise. These activities also take over space such
TWO young sisters recently died in a road accident. They were riding with their brother on a motorbike on a broken road in Nazimabad, Karachi. The bike lost balance when
SINCE the past several weeks, a war has been raging in the Gulf and Middle East region. While missiles, interceptors and drones are instruments of 21st-century warfare, a trait shared
For the past several years, I have been out of touch with Karachi’s evolution due to health issues. I have not been able to wander around as I used to.
THE evergreen, coastal conocarpus erectus, also called the conocarpus tree, isn’t native to Pakistan. It’s known for its dense foliage, fast growth and high tolerance for harsh environmental conditions. It
The writer is a Board member of Urban Resource Centre. He can be reached at mansooraza@gmail.com In the fractured geography of Karachi, proximity is the ultimate currency. If you look
