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Activists join hands in Karachi to denounce violence against women

Protesters outside the press club hold up signs condemning violence against women on Friday.—White Star KARACHI: ‘Stop violence against women!’

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Displaced Afghans

The writer is an academic and researcher based in Karachi. AS Afghan Taliban fighters gain ground next door, the possibility

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Urban retrofitting

The writer is an architect. KARACHI’S annual GDP is $164 billion. This huge economy, its infrastructure, and relationships are heavily

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Karachi anti-encroachment verdict: SC urged to form larger bench

The Supreme Court has been moved with a plea seeking larger bench formation to revisit its verdict under which directives

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NCRC asked to ensure protection of child rights in its strategic plan

KARACHI: Stakeholders, including officials from government departments, police, prisons, independent institutions and civil society have asked the National Commission on

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Experts blame government apathy, bad lifestyles for Karachi being among world’s ‘most stressful’ cities

A Pakistani stockbroker reacts while monitoring share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi

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DOWNED BY THE DRAINS OF KARACHI

Houses are bulldozed along the Gujjar Nullah | Fahim Siddiqi/White Star It’s been exactly two months since Maria Yaqub, a

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UN experts express concern over eviction, demolition drive along drains

The evictions and demolitions, ordered after last year’s devastating rains, may affect up to 12,000 homes housing 96,000 people. —

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Sindh govt to construct Mauripur Expressway, ICI interchange

KARACHI: Sindh government will construct Mauripur Expressway and ICI interchange under public private partnership (PPP) mode to facilitate the traffic

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UN experts call on govt to stop mass evictions along Karachi’s Gujjar, Orangi nullahs

Karachi Development Authority (KDA) staffers demolishing illegally constructed residences during an anti-encroachment operation on the Gujar Nullah,in Gulberg. — Online

Activists join hands in Karachi to denounce violence against women

Displaced Afghans

Urban retrofitting

Karachi anti-encroachment verdict: SC urged to form larger bench

NCRC asked to ensure protection of child rights in its strategic plan

Experts blame government apathy, bad lifestyles for Karachi being among world’s ‘most stressful’ cities

DOWNED BY THE DRAINS OF KARACHI

UN experts express concern over eviction, demolition drive along drains

Sindh govt to construct Mauripur Expressway, ICI interchange

UN experts call on govt to stop mass evictions along Karachi’s Gujjar, Orangi nullahs

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