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Stories by Soha Macktoom

Soha Macktoom is a Lecturer at the SSLA Department, IBA University and Associate Director at the Karachi Urban Lab.

51 degrees and counting: Surviving heat in Jacobabad

Pakistan's heat future is already here. Updated 22 Jun, 2026 12:11pm

How climate change-driven displacement is reshaping Pakistan’s cities

The intersection of climate change and internal displacement presents a complex array of challenges, both immediate and long-term term for cities and for the people who are forced to migrate to them. Updated 01 Sep, 2025 04:19pm

Contesting smartness in an unequal Karachi

In efforts to make Karachi a "smart city", officials often gloss over uneven terrains of liveability. Updated 10 May, 2022 02:46am

Life along KCR: Between aspirations for mobility and threat of eviction

Evictions and displacements not only marginalise poor populations but also further impoverish them. Updated 29 May, 2019 06:17pm

'The woman was stricken as they demolished her house. She went into coma and died'

Ten stories about residents who stand to lose their homes as KCR is revived. Updated 29 May, 2019 06:18pm