IN 2018, on the basis of a judgement passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, according to some estimates, 7,000 hawkers were removed from the streets of Karachi. They lost
EVICTIONS in Karachi are the new norm. Whether it is the widening of a carriageway, the cleaning of a nullah or the clandestine facilitation of real-estate enterprises, the homes of
H aving braved mis-governance for decades, some residents of Karachi started pinning hopes on routine developments. For instance, many in the metropolis currently believe that the next local government elections,
PAKISTAN is regressing; the extent of its decline can be measured by the treatment meted out to its women. What happened at Mujahid Colony in Karachi not too long ago
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
