Current Stories Heritage as woman ALL over the world, heritage is usually considered to be a building. In Karachi, it is normally a 19th- or Read more
Current Stories Veteran journalist tracks ‘ups and downs’ of media in Pakistan On the occasion of awarding certificates to students on completion of courses and internships at the Urban Resource Centre (URC), Read more
Current Stories In Pakistan’s Karachi, shaky old buildings become ‘ticking bombs’ Nearly 600 buildings across Karachi have been declared unsafe, with at least 50 in ‘extremely dangerous’ condition and at risk Read more
Current Stories Why buildings fall VARIOUS reasons have been given by different agencies for why buildings collapse in Karachi. The blame is placed on the Read more
Current Stories Dr Noman Ahmed appointed pro-VC of NED University Senior academic and researcher Prof Dr Noman Ahmed has been appointed as the Pro Vice Chancellor of NED University of Read more
Current Stories Karachi’s Katchi Abadis Deserve Legal Rights, Not Bulldozers Karachi’s katchi abadis reflect decades of failed housing policies; legal recognition and support can empower residents to upgrade them themselves Read more
Current Stories Structural crash A FIVE-storey building recently collapsed in Baghdadi, a dense neighbourhood of Lyari, killing at least 27 people and leaving many Read more
Current Stories Another plan FAILING to plan is planning to fail, as the old saying goes. This seems to have occurred in the case Read more
Current Stories Safeguarding a city Karachi’s built environment offers exceptional challenges, especially in the wake of erratic weather patterns After about 300 days, Karachi received Read more
Current Stories Water governance in Karachi Apall of gloom seemed to have descended on Karachiites when it was revealed that K-IV project will receive a sum Read more
