KARACHI: The Urban Resource Center (URC) has released an open letter regarding the atrocities of the authorities who launched an anti-encroachment operation in Mujahid Colony. It was disclosed in the
The Urban Resource Center (URC) has released an open letter regarding the ongoing demolitions of around 70-year-old houses in Mujahid Colony near Ziauddin Hospital in North Nazimabad during the last
OF late, there have been protests by students and other stakeholders over the predicament faced by two Karachi education institutes: DJ Science College and Islamia College. Both have contributed significantly
Karachi: An anti-encroachment operation was launched in Mujahid Colony area in the Metropolis a few days back, during which dozens of houses were demolished, rendering numerous families homeless, leaving them
In his new book Tharparkar: Drought, Development, and Social Change, architect and city planner Arif Hasan has captured — in the simple yet powerful writing style so familiar to his
The first Social Sciences Winter School, jointly organised by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi and Centre for South Asian Studies in Paris (CEIAS, CNRS-EHESS) was launched at the
KARACHI: “The development of Karachi was faster than the plans laid out for it by the British as low-income housing, schools, godowns, etc, developed informally and haphazardly as the need
The 6th International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning was organized by the university’s department of architecture and planning. Urban planning in historic cities like Karachi is a complicated subject
KARACHI: The housing deficit in Pakistan is approximately 12 million homes and an estimated market size for affordable housing was reported to be $165 billion in 2020, which is expected
Members of the civil society on Thursday condemned the demolition of houses in Mujahid Colony and demanded that the Sindh government immediately stop the forced eviction of people from their
