Current Stories Low-cost housing: need for prudence There is an ongoing housing crisis in several European countries attributed to locals renting out to tourists, prompting anti-tourism protests Read more
Current Stories How unregulated housing densification is destroying Karachi’s neighbourhoods “I’ve seen this neighbourhood grow — and outgrow itself,” said Arif, a resident of Paposh Nagar in Karachi’s Central district, Read more
Current Stories Coast capture A NEWS item in Dawn of May 21 informs us that federal and provincial ministers and members of the Board Read more
Current Stories Civil society activists hail appointment of Prof Noman Ahmed as acting NED VC Acting vice chancellor of the NED University of Engineering and Technology Prof Dr Noman Ahmed. — neduet.edu.pk/File Civil society activists and Read more
Current Stories Order on commercial use of Karachi residential plots withdrawn, SBCA tells SHC Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) office at Civic Centre PHOTO: EXPRESS The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has withdrawn its Read more
Current Stories Arif Hasan narrates Tharparkar’s story of neglect KARACHI: Tharparkar, located in the south of Sindh, is said to be a desert, but being a fertile desert, it Read more
Current Stories Water security to 2047 INDIA’S unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance threatens Pakistan’s water security after six decades of Read more
Current Stories 954 acres of railway land in city occupied, NA body told The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways was informed on Wednesday that 954 acres of Pakistan Railways’ land in Karachi Read more
Current Stories Urban reforms OLD and new challenges continue to haunt Karachi’s residents. Since the beginning of this year, a large number of people Read more
Current Stories Commercial use of residential properties will harm city’s liveability, experts warn Experts have warned that the provincial government’s decision to permit commercial activities in residential areas of the metropolis will degrade Read more