Current Stories Development & culture THE dictionary meaning of culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively”. Keeping this definition Read more
Current Stories The other side of ‘police brutality’ THE police action in Karachi’s Mujahid Colony recently elicited a range of responses and reactions, with some calling it a Read more
Current Stories World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled Read more
Current Stories Rehabilitation IN 2018, on the basis of a judgement passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, according to some estimates, 7,000 Read more
Current Stories Without shelter EVICTIONS in Karachi are the new norm. Whether it is the widening of a carriageway, the cleaning of a nullah Read more
Current Stories Planning for Karachi’s future H aving braved mis-governance for decades, some residents of Karachi started pinning hopes on routine developments. For instance, many in Read more
Current Stories ‘Baji, let it be’ PAKISTAN is regressing; the extent of its decline can be measured by the treatment meted out to its women. What Read more
Current Stories URC Releases Open Letter Regarding Demolitions in Mujahid Colony KARACHI: The Urban Resource Center (URC) has released an open letter regarding the atrocities of the authorities who launched an Read more
Current Stories KDA defends Mujahid Colony demolitions as URC, residents highlight ‘excesses’ The Urban Resource Center (URC) has released an open letter regarding the ongoing demolitions of around 70-year-old houses in Mujahid Read more
Current Stories Barren spaces OF late, there have been protests by students and other stakeholders over the predicament faced by two Karachi education institutes: Read more
Govt ordered to timely provide funds for rehabilitation of demolition drive victims in Karachi Current Stories