Current Stories Urban planners question census methods The urban planners have raised questions over the country’s fiver-ever digital census, saying the institutions failed to build confidence among Read more
Current Stories ‘Pakistan’s young population devoid of health, education could turn into demographic disaster’ A country with a young population but devoid of social sector investment, health and education could turn into a demographic Read more
Current Stories Call for fighting climate change to preserve Sindh’s heritage Dr NA Baloch Institute of Heritage Research affiliated with the Sindh government’s antiquities department held its 8th Annual International Conference Read more
Current Stories A master plan? THERE is much talk about an under-preparation master plan for Karachi. There have been other plans before which have been Read more
Current Stories (In)justice to displaced families continues as legal loopholes galore in Pakistan There is urgent need for amendment in Land Acquisition Act 1894 to include provisions for resettlement and rehabilitation In Karachi, Read more
Current Stories Land-use policy THE media is full of real estate ads offering plots of land, condominiums, apartments, one-unit houses, holiday homes, farmhouses, commercial Read more
Current Stories World then & now WHEN I began working in low-income settlements in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was no such thing as Read more
Current Stories The Future of Karachi’s Coastline – Video Documentary Pakistan’s Coastline stretches from Ormara to Karachi. In its natural unspoiled splendor, it is one of the most beautiful and Read more
Current Stories Tackling Karachi’s garbage crisis Inclusion of latest machinery, skilled sanitation workers and modern recycling techniques may help clear the mounting urban waste in the Read more
Current Stories Policy debate: How the Sindh govt is rendering thousands homeless in the name of development Only after demolishing 6,600 homes and evicting 66,500 people, did the Government of Sindh realise it needed a rehabilitation and Read more
