THE dictionary meaning of culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively”. Keeping this definition in mind, we can conclude that most decisions taken on
THE police action in Karachi’s Mujahid Colony recently elicited a range of responses and reactions, with some calling it a sign of regression in society and calling the action a
A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled Construction work has slowed along the nullahs, with most activity
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
