Current Stories 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!’ Read more
Current Stories Displaced Afghans The writer is an academic and researcher based in Karachi. AS Afghan Taliban fighters gain ground next door, the possibility Read more
Current Stories Urban retrofitting The writer is an architect. KARACHI’S annual GDP is $164 billion. This huge economy, its infrastructure, and relationships are heavily Read more
Current Stories 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 Read more
Current Stories 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 Read more
Current Stories 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 Read more
Karachi Circular Railway Project Brief Revival of KCR This project brief outlines the plans for reviving the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), focusing on the restoration of this crucial Read more
Current Stories 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 Read more
Current Stories 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. — Read more
Current Stories 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 Read more
