KARACHI: Terming a report published in Dawn about its recent order “factually inaccurate and misleading”, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has said its April 25 order “does not direct the removal
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, on April 28, directed that within three days all encroachments from public spaces, including pavements, should be removed. This is not dissimilar from
The ever-increasing participation of women in circuits of production is a welcome phenomenon. Yet women, as a community, still lag behind their male counterparts in development indicators and access to
The new fiscal year brings a unique political combination to Sindh, especially Karachi. The same political party manages the province and city. Some optimists believe that Karachi’s fate will now
The March 1970 cover of the weekly Lail-o-Nahar magazine featuring the verses of Josh Malihabadi | Photos by the writer “In the dark times/ Will there also be singing? Yes,
KARACHI has been in the throes of brutal street crime including robberies, muggings and killings for several months. The recent killing of Syed Turab Hussain Zaidi for resisting robbery is a case
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the provincial government and the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) to complete within two months the entire process to estimate the cost of construction of
Residents poured into the streets in fear and anticipation, as KMC teams launched an anti-encroachment operation in the surroundings of Gujjar nullah. PHOTO: ONLINE/File The Supreme Court has directed the
A view of some demolished houses along Gujjar Nullah.—White Star/file KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sindh government to fulfil its responsibility for rehabilitating over 6,900 families rendered homeless by
The low-cost sanitation programme has now become famous worldwide for how it involves poor communities in upgrading their own settlements. Sometime in 1973, I received a phone call from a
