UNLESS there are last-minute hiccups, elections to the positions of Karachi mayor and deputy mayor are likely to go ahead as planned today. It took several months to complete the
KARACHI: Renowned architect, researcher and urban planner Arif Hasan has listed infrastructure and land issues as some of the major problems of Karachi. Mr Hasan shared his experiences in the
Aasha Raj has a husband who doesn’t work, four children to feed but no money to afford renting a shop. So, for years now, the 50-year-old has been hawking dry
The right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity is a basic human right. Unfortunately, this is a right not everyone has – even in Pakistan’s only metropolis, Karachi
Court rulings against encroachments in Karachi provide a glimpse into how the judicial system impacts the lives of the economically disadvantaged. In countries worldwide, the judiciary has an important role
IF the success of a project were to be judged by the number of times it has been inaugurated then the Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme Phase IV (K-IV) would
KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) will soon launch a campaign to redress complaints about the non-implementation of minimum wages. Speaking at a provincial consultation session on the implementation
In the midst of this spiraling chaos fueled by frustration, political turmoil and anarchy, we can only yearn for the restoration of reason and sanity A view of the burnt
The Urban Resource Centre (URC), a nonprofit organization focused on addressing the issues of Karachi, organized a session on Pakistan’s 7th Population and Housing Census and its results on Wednesday.
KARACHI: The very fact that with each extension in the census deadline Karachi’s population registered an increase shows that the process was faulty and that is because of the reality
