The master plan
The strategic significance of Gwadar was never in doubt.
Dr Noman Ahmed
Waste conundrum
Karachi needs to tackle its mountain of garbage.
PTI's one year: Has tabdeeli come to Karachi?
The party has to do a lot more to impress the city.
Why did Karachi sink in the rain?
The city's topography has been altered without any regard to the overall form of the megapolis.
Wanted: a democratic political party
While democracy is an integral component of statecraft, it is nowhere to be found within political parties.
Derailed again
Lack of political will is preventing reform in PR.
Right to shelter
The issues faced by the urban poor are severe.
Which master plan?
Karachi is growing in a rudderless manner.
Impending disaster
Institutional responses towards the challenges are not promising.
Will PTI’s Karachi package be different from those of the past?
Repeatedly injecting billions of rupees may seem impressive, but there are many pitfalls to learn from.
Rs460bn question
Where does the fate of low-cost housing now stand?
Nationhood re-defined post-Balakot
INDIAN military misadventures in February 2019 and after created a premise for Pakistani polity.
Accessible housing
The poor pay for every service, but to the informal sector.
Building collapses
Structurally unstable buildings are a ticking bomb.
Does Karachi benefit from the 18th Amendment?
The Sindh government has always ensured that key affairs related to Karachi’s management remain under its tight control.
Industrial revival in Karachi
Studies show more than half of the entire land allocated for industrial purposes has been lying unoccupied in Karachi
Fire hazards
Durable solutions must be worked out to prevent fire tragedies.
Too many planners
Karachi and its residents deserve better.
Lives of the poor
Karachi’s poor must have the legal right to live and operate.
The 'clean-up' of Empress Market doesn't have to be this way
KMC would do well by constituting a rehabilitation committee to examine the scale of the loss and devise solutions.