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KPT expressway

KPT expressway

The expressway is bound to threaten Karachi’s ecology.

25.08.2026 50

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Arif Hasan

KARACHI’S UNSOLVED HOUSING CRISIS

KARACHI’S UNSOLVED HOUSING CRISIS

More than 60 per cent of Karachi’s population now lives in informal neighbourhoods because of the scarcity of affordable planned housing.

23.08.2026 30

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Arif Hasan

RETHINKING REHABILITATION

The much-needed ‘modernisation’ of Karachi's railway infrastructure may transform the city's and region’s future, but also

26.07.2026 30

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Arif Hasan

Museum in a park?

The footprint of the proposed museum may be very small, but its area of usage will be at least six times as much and will cause further congestion in...

25.06.2026 80

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Arif Hasan

Opening up Karachi

At present, many parks in the city exist as isolated spaces.

14.06.2026 60

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Arif Hasan

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MOTHER OF KARACHI

Karachi’s old city settlement of Lyari occupies a distinct place in the Pakistani (and now in the Indian) imagination, coloured

10.05.2026 90

Dawn (Magazines)

Arif Hasan

Homeless Karachi

When the government removes the homeless, where do they go?

25.04.2026 80

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Arif Hasan

KARACHI’S YOUTH AND THE SEARCH FOR CULTURE

New museums, revived public spaces, and growing youth participation in and engagement with the arts are reshaping Karachi’s...

29.03.2026 100

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Arif Hasan

A single species

Views on removing conocarpus trees have been mixed.

24.03.2026 90

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Arif Hasan

Karachi flyovers

Flyovers have not solved the city’s problems.

11.01.2026 90

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Arif Hasan

WHAT I HAVE LEARNT IN 50 YEARS

Planning and development expert Arif Hasan has spent more than five decades working with poor communities across Pakistan and development...

16.11.2025 60

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Arif Hasan

Reporting on floods

The mapping of waterways is necessary.

14.09.2025 90

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Arif Hasan

Karachi floods

What have Karachi agencies done to tackle urban flooding.

30.08.2025 100

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Arif Hasan

Heritage as woman

Buildings must be seen in the larger context of their physical environment.

29.07.2025 150

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Arif Hasan

Why buildings fall

Many informal developers have become quite ‘formal’.

19.07.2025 150

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Arif Hasan