The List of Katchi Abadis in Karachi provides a comprehensive overview of the informal settlements (katchi abadis) in the city. It includes details about their locations, population, and legal status,
The recent figures of rising divorce rates in major urban centres come as a surprise for both the legal and social institutions that have firmly prevented the institution of
Environmental activists at a meeting underscored the need for creating awareness about negative impacts of climate change on the citizens’ lives and environment of urban centres. Organised by the The
The writer is an academic and researcher based in Karachi. THE Dec 18 sewerage line blast in the vicinity of Shershah in Karachi saddened us all. Seventeen people died and
The life of the urban poor in Pakistan is miserable on many counts. The absence of dependable livelihoods, traumatic experiences of social dislocation (that many have to pass through), complete
KARACHI: Leaders of various political parties at ‘all stakeholder conference’, organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi chapter, unanimously rejected the local bodies act passed with new amendments by the
The writer is an academic and researcher based in Karachi. THESE past few weeks have been eventful ones for Karachi’s denizens. Several fires broke out in commercial establishments, production facilities,
A group of rights activists in Karachi held a demonstration on Saturday to protest against the shameful Sialkot incident, in which a Sri Lankan factory manager was lynched and his
