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
In his new book Tharparkar: Drought, Development, and Social Change, architect and city planner Arif Hasan has captured — in the simple yet powerful writing style so familiar to his
The first Social Sciences Winter School, jointly organised by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi and Centre for South Asian Studies in Paris (CEIAS, CNRS-EHESS) was launched at the
KARACHI: “The development of Karachi was faster than the plans laid out for it by the British as low-income housing, schools, godowns, etc, developed informally and haphazardly as the need
The 6th International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning was organized by the university’s department of architecture and planning. Urban planning in historic cities like Karachi is a complicated subject
KARACHI: The housing deficit in Pakistan is approximately 12 million homes and an estimated market size for affordable housing was reported to be $165 billion in 2020, which is expected
Members of the civil society on Thursday condemned the demolition of houses in Mujahid Colony and demanded that the Sindh government immediately stop the forced eviction of people from their
An excavator demolishes a house to clear way for a 150-foot-wide road in Mujahid Colony. — PPI/File KARACHI: Many political parties on Saturday demanded that the Sindh government immediately stop
An excavator demolishes a house to clear way for a 150-foot-wide road in Mujahid Colony on Wednesday.—PPI KARACHI: Around 50 more houses in district Central’s Mujahid Colony were demolished on
Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal condemned the demolition of the houses in Mujahid Colony, Nazimabad No 7, and called it “an act of cruelty”. In a statement, he
