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Climate concerns
There’s an urgent need to improve line departments.
Arif Hasan
THE CRISIS OF URBAN HOUSING
There is an 8.5 million unit backlog of housing in Pakistan that is growing by 200,000 units every year. Successive
Houses or housing?
Housing is not about building units. It is a far more complex affair.
Avoidable deaths
Known urban hazards remain unaddressed.
Up in the air
New words and concepts have entered the political discourse.
Where’s Empress Market?
Iconic monuments in Karachi have been hidden from public view.
Chaotic city area
Karachi’s business district desperately needs a master plan.
The coal project
To access the coal, water from the aquifers has to be drained out.
The mazar & BRT
The view of the Quaid’s mausoleum must not be obstructed.
Thar revisited
Capitalism is making inroads in Thar.
KCR concerns
Sindh must pay heed to the projected plight of KCR affectees.
Karachi diagnostic
Consultants often know little about the complex ways in which Karachi functions.
Ugly Karachi
The list of woes of lower-income Karachiites is endless.
‘Honour’ killings
Existing trends will change Pakistan in the coming decade.
Urban neo-liberalism
Today, the global slum population is over one billion.
Eclipse of feudalism
The village depends on urban-produced goods.
Road map needed
Apart from transport, Karachi needs to help its pedestrians.
State of transport
The Karachi Mass Transit Plan 2030 has raised a number of public concerns.
Urban land reform
Much has been lost because of the greed of Karachi’s elite.
Drought and change
Thar’s economy cannot support the emerging lifestyles.