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Cities suffer due to limited availability of financial resources for carrying out essential functions

The World Bank launched an important report titled ‘Realising the Potential of Pakistan’s Secondary Cities’ that discusses the challenges faced...

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Gwadar development

RECENTLY, the Chinese and Pakistani prime ministers inaugurated the Gwadar International Airport — virtually from Islamabad. From a development...

28.10.2024 200

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Cataloguing the real estate sector

Despite the tough economic conditions prevailing in the country, realtors and development agencies are busy marketing their schemes. It is believed...

07.10.2024 30

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URBANISM: COPING WITH KARACHI’S KILLER TRAFFIC

The recent tragic accident on Karsaz Road in Karachi that snuffed out two precious lives was undoubtedly a result of reckless driving. The same day, a...

01.09.2024 30

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Roof of dignity

IN a recent move, the Sindh cabinet approved Rs10.065 billion to resettle all those uprooted along Gujjar, Orangi and Mahmoodabad nullahs. The various...

22.08.2024 100

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Urban flooding

TAKING precautionary steps to minimise the damage wreaked on life and property seems high on the agenda of the various tiers of government in Karachi....

25.07.2024 90

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Poor livability

IN a recent assessment of urban livability, the Economist Intelligence Unit rated Karachi as one of the world’s least livable cities. The metropolis...

08.07.2024 100

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Long-term planning framework needed for development

In the run-up towards the usual rituals of unveiling the Economic Survey and announcing the budget, the government has given the indication to revive...

24.06.2024 30

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Karachi’s building control challenges

S ections of the press recently reported that a team of Sindh Building Control Authority had been attacked in Karachi’s District Central when...

23.06.2024 50

The News on Sunday

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Quetta transport

SECTIONS of the press have reported that the federal government is not agreeable to allocating funds for the procurement of 100 buses for Quetta. This...

15.06.2024 70

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Governance matters

Vested interests do not want to follow a valid city plan for Karachi.

18.05.2024 100

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Lethal streets

KARACHI has been in the throes of brutal street crime including robberies, muggings and killings for several months. The recent killing of Syed Turab...

19.04.2024 90

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Rehabilitating rain-hit areas in Balochistan

D uring the months of February and March 2024, life in Balochistan was severely hit by torrential rains and consequent disruption. The areas impacted...

14.04.2024 10

The News on Sunday

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Gwadar calamity

WEATHER experts have warned that a new rain system will strike Balochistan in the next few days. This will increase the extent of damage already...

06.03.2024 100

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VC hiring challenge

EVER SINCE the so-called higher education reforms were initiated during the Musharraf era, the number of universities in the country has increased...

23.02.2024 50

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Exam imbroglio

THE downward spiral of our college education system witnessed a new low when last year’s Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations held in...

08.02.2024 50

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The clarity needed for the incoming regime

The nation is all set to go to general elections on 8th February. It is believed that a coalition government will emerge at the centre with a blend of...

29.01.2024 20

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Urban growth

ELECTIONEERING is finally visible and some political parties have released their manifestos or come up with outlines. Sadly, none employ scientific...

27.01.2024 90

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KMC pushes for utility charges and taxes as Karachi decries poor performance of municipal authority

Our municipal institutions are revenue-starved. Be it the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), towns or the union committees, the problem is the...

08.01.2024 10

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Issues with BRT

WHILE meeting an Asian Development Bank delegation earlier this month, Sindh’s caretaker chief minister said that 180 solar-powered buses will be...

19.12.2023 90

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