Stories by Fizzah Sajjad

Fizzah Sajjad has a background in urban planning. She works as a researcher on cities and infrastructure, focusing on gender equity in transport planning, affordable housing, and issues of displacement and resettlement.

NON-FICTION: URBAN MOBILITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS

A recently published book deeply enhances our knowledge of transport in Karachi, offering fertile ground for debate and disc... Published 06 Mar, 2022 07:01am

REMAKING A RIVER: LAND AND PROFIT ALONG THE RAVI

Who does the much-hyped Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project serve? Updated 13 Jun, 2021 02:46pm

CITIES: WHO MAKES PLANNING DECISIONS FOR US ?

The recent amendments to Lahore Development Authority’s private housing scheme rules appear to be support... Updated 28 Feb, 2021 09:52am

Who will benefit from relief package for construction industry — the vulnerable or builders and developers?

With the Covid-19 crisis, who will be able to demand and afford housing? Published 15 Apr, 2020 05:55pm

Dispossessing the poor

Should ‘khokha’ owners wait to become prime minister before the state stops persecuting them? Published 13 Oct, 2019 07:05am

PTI’s focus on housing is laudable, but it’s wrong to suggest private sector can provide all units

The private sector has no real interest in building low-cost housing. Updated 14 Nov, 2018 01:08pm