The mushroom growth of slums in Karachi has become one of the city’s most pressing issues. As Pakistan’s largest metropolis ...

Pakistan's Karachi yet again witnessed prolonged power ... extending from the North Karachi Industrial Area to adjacent slums. The industrial zone experiences no power outages.

"Al Asif Square Chowrangi should be completely closed, and the service roads should be reconstructed, with no entry into M-9.

Machhar Colony — also known as Muhammadi Colony — is believed to be the oldest and the largest slum area of the metropolitan city. Primarily home to Bengali community, the slum, which is ...

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As part of his long-term plan to improve Karachi’s urban landscape, the mayor highlighted the need to eradicate slums from the city, citing successful examples from Jakarta’s urban planning model.

By 1951, with the influx of people migrating from India to Pakistan, Karachi’s population ballooned to 1.37 million as most refugees ended up in the coastal city — the capital of Pakistan at ...