Current Stories Economics of poor communities Each development initiative pushes the poor out of their abodes, disrupts their lives and destroys their fragile assets. Abdul Rahim Read more
Current Stories World Bank in Karachi ACCORDING to media reports and the World Bank website, the Bank has approved a multimillion-dollar loan for six projects in Read more
Current Stories How community mapping of storm water drains is fighting evictions in Karachi’s informal settlements Urban poor communities are generating their own evidence to uncover the reasons – overlooked by authorities – that Karachi floods. Read more
Housing The Punjab Katchi Abadis ACT, 1992 The Punjab Katchi Abadis Act, 1992 provides the legal framework for the regularization and improvement of informal settlements (katchi abadis) Read more
Housing The Sindh Special Development Board ACT, 2014 The Sindh Special Development Board Act, 2014 establishes the framework for the creation and functioning of a special development board Read more