An old woman sits near her demolished houses following an anti-encroachment drive along the Gujjar nullah on February 9, 2021. Photo: Online A woman from Gujjar nullah who
Members of the Joint Action Committee have asked the federal and provincial governments to stop forced evictions and halt their anti-encroachment operations in various parts of Karachi due to the
Activists were shot and beaten at demonstration to stop property giant Bahria Town building on indigenous land they say was taken with force Bahria Town Karachi is accused of a
The writer teaches at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. “If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” — George Orwell ALONG WITH
An All Parties Conference against Bahria Town Karachi, Gadap Town, Karachi, May 23. — Photo by author An All Parties Conference against Bahria Town Karachi, Gadap Town, Karachi, May 23.
The Sindh High Court instructed Friday the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to halt the anti-encroachment drive along the Orangi and Gujjar nullahs till the Supreme Court adjudicates on the case. The court
FOR a state to deprive residents of their homes without providing for alternative housing for them is a dereliction of duty. To do so during a pandemic when large numbers
The writer is a Karachi-based academic and researcher. INSTEAD of a ‘politics of control’, the residents of Karachi desire a ‘politics of performance’. This approach is nowhere in sight. The
The writer is an architect, urban planner, and social activist. ALL over the world the pandemic has hit the poor more than anyone else. Especially those who have no homes
Buildings along a nullah in Liaquatabad being demolished to widen the waterway ahead of the monsoons in Karachi, March 18, 2021. Photo: Online/Sabir Mazhar There are two little stories about
