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, by AHMED Dr. Noman
THE poor of Machhar Colony should prepare for another disaster. On Sept 25, the federal government announced its grand initiative — the Karachi Coastal Comprehensive Development Zone — which is directly linked to CPEC investments and apparently set to attract Chinese investment of $3.5 billion. (...)
, by JALIL Xari
LAHORE: A protest was held on Sunday at the Chungi Amar Sidhu stop against poor cleanliness in the entire locality. The protest was organised by the Huqooq-i-Khalq Movement (HKM).
Residents gathered at the stop and protested the extremely poor situation of the Chandrai Road drain. They (...)
, by QAYYUM Faizaan, SAJJAD Fizzah
The matter of Islamabad’s khokhas, dismissed by the Islamabad High Court, is now fighting to be heard in the Supreme Court. Much has been made of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘master plans’ — but we must question the very premise of these arguments and engage lawmakers, jurists, and public opinion at large. (...)
, by BALOCH Mashal, BALOCH Shah Meer
In Islamabad’s irregular settlements, the city’s poor struggle just a stone’s throw from posh bungalows.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Four-year-old Surraiya has big dreams. “I want to become a doctor,” she says with a smile, as she attends school in one of Islamabad’s irregular settlements — a katchi (...)
, by RIZVI Kanza
In Pakistan, infrastructure projects echo familiar stories of the state’s broken promises.
The impact of infrastructure development is often measured in economic terms, without taking into consideration the effect on the lives of ordinary citizens, who bear the brunt of development-related (...)
Justice for I-11: Towards housing for all in Pakistan
A seminar by the All Pakistan Alliance for Katchi Abadis and Awami Workers Party
Nearly 6 months have passed since one of the largest mass urban evictions in Pakistan’s history. On the 30th of July, 2015, over 15,000 men, women and (...)
, by APAKA
Islamabad I-11 Katchi Abadi (informal settlement) Facing Demolition, Eviction, and Police Brutality
On July 30, 2015, several hundred heavily armed members of the Islamabad Police and the paramilitary force, Rangers, were deployed to demolish the I-11 Katchi Abadi (informal settlement) in (...)
, by The News (Pakistan)
Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority’s Eid present for the city’s low-income residents comes in the shape of demolishing their homes and leaving them shelterless. Over the weekend, the CDA began these forced evictions, with the I-11 low-income settlement being the first target. As the (...)
, by KAMAL Ahsan
A conflict is brewing in the capital city - invisible to most, pitting the urban poor against the state. Bureaucrats, politicians, and the judiciary have joined hands to launch eviction drives that will affect over 100,000 residents of the katchi abadis of Islamabad.
The issue has a long (...)
, by BERUMEN Jaqueline
The impending destruction of 12 slums in the heart of Pakistan’s capital has failed to capture the imagination of Pakistani society in any meaningful way. Little is being asked in the mainstream media or wider society about the dubious legality of the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) (...)
, by Bin RASHID Hashim
Calling the poor ‘terrorists’ is ignoring the elite’s failures.
THE decision by Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) to demolish at least a dozen informal settlements in the capital area starting the last week of March has been met with protest outside its offices.
Islamabad’s bulging (...)
, by MAHER Mahim
Low-income housing: When prices go through the roof, you can forget about owning one
KARACHI: No. No. No. There is no shortage of housing. In fact, there is too much of it – if you’re the affluent middle class. It is the poor who are being cheated in Pakistan. Only one per cent of housing is (...)
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