SARA — not her real name — is a single mother of three who works as domestic help in three houses — a kilometre apart — in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi. She
“Rags make paper/ paper makes money/ Money makes banks/ Banks make loans/ Loans make beggars/ Beggars make rags” — an 18th-century poem, when paper was made from rags, not trees.
Slogans are more than just catchy phrases. They are powerful tools employed to shape public opinion, mobilise support and advance political agendas. They reflect the prevailing ideologies and aspirations of
ACCORDING to the UNDP, nearly 29 per cent of Pakistan’s population is between 15 and 29 years of age. This constitutes the youth bulge. It is to be attributed to
Actor Salma Hasan.—White Star Speakers at a talk on healthy recreational activities for today’s youth compared this age with the past when the youth used to have time and space
KARACHI: Architect and town planner Arif Hasan must have felt like a grandparent telling his little grandchildren the fascinating story of Karachi’s past, even before the arrival of the British.
“Think of a city and what comes to mind? Its streets. If a city’s streets look interesting, the city looks interesting. If they look dull, the city looks dull.” —
A LOT of impressive and expensive infrastructure has been developed for Karachi over the last two decades. However, much of it has wiped out the history, green areas and built
Vehicles snarl up along the main University Road running parallel to the under construction track of BRT Red Line in July 2023 | White Star The recent tragic accident on
IN a recent move, the Sindh cabinet approved Rs10.065 billion to resettle all those uprooted along Gujjar, Orangi and Mahmoodabad nullahs. The various demolition drives conducted in recent times razed
