Current Stories People hit by anti-encroachment drives along drains seek shelter Naseem, a Korangi Nullah operation affectee, said that during the operation in his area, two people suffered heart attacks. — Read more
Current Stories Economics of poor communities Each development initiative pushes the poor out of their abodes, disrupts their lives and destroys their fragile assets. Abdul Rahim Read more
Current Stories World Bank in Karachi ACCORDING to media reports and the World Bank website, the Bank has approved a multimillion-dollar loan for six projects in Read more
Current Stories How community mapping of storm water drains is fighting evictions in Karachi’s informal settlements Urban poor communities are generating their own evidence to uncover the reasons – overlooked by authorities – that Karachi floods. Read more
Current Stories Disappearing homes The writer is an academic and researcher based in Karachi. FOR more than three years now, evictions have been underway Read more
Current Stories Created homelessness The writer is an architect. IN the last 40 years no social housing has been developed in Pakistan except for Read more
Current Stories MOBILITY AND THE CITY A woman boards a bus near Nagin Chowrangi | Tahir Jamal/White Star Karachi is constantly evolving but, unfortunately, city Read more
Current Stories Pakistan housing shortage a huge opportunity for investors Zameen.com says Pakistan’s housing shortage needs an investment of $250 billion. Media in Pakistan are awash with ads for housing Read more
Current Stories ‘Karachiites are victims of tussle over power, city resources’ The prolonged war over power and resources has left Karachiites in unending pain and misery as civic conditions of the Read more
Current Stories Defending minorities, doubts about the National Commission Civil society groups criticise the government’s minority rights watchdog at a seminar organised in Karachi by the Justice and Peace Read more
