Marginalised majority
One has to see an eviction to understand what it means.
Arif Hasan
WHY KARACHI FLOODS
In order to address the reasons for Karachi's flooding, its complexities must first be understood.
Precedent from history
Would Hazrat Umar have turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque?
Unease continues
Pakistan requires an atmosphere where we can tell the truth.
The density debate
The figures reflect the inequities of formal planning as enshrined in the SBCA by-laws.
Post-Covid planning
What should be the objectives for Karachi?
Union councils
If upgraded, UCs can be at the forefront of relief efforts.
Informal high-rises
The poor will pay the price for the failure of the government.
Student unions
Students will definitely be involved in the politics of the country.
The great unease
How does one make sense of the policies of today?
Social realities
The enactment of the court judgements is creating homelessness and joblessness.
One year later
The plan for excluding the poor from Karachi’s Saddar area is taking shape.
Development ethics
Akhtar Hameed Khan’s wisdom is for all times.
THE FUTURE OF KARACHI’S ‘PUBLIC’ SPACES
As more and more spaces are lost to the public and are taken over for the exclusive use of elite and middle-class
KCR victims
People continue to live under the open sky on the rubble of their homes.
Ownership of space
What is required is to reorganise what exists in a better manner.
Karachi demolitions
Over 11,000 small businesses and more than 300,000 jobs have been lost.
THE FUTURE OF KARACHI’S SADDAR
The recent ‘anti-encroachment’ drive in Karachi has resulted in the loss of over 200,000 jobs as well as threats to the
City and plans
Heritage is not just buildings. It is much more than that.
Anti-poor bias?
Declining incomes have resulted in a major deterioration in livability.