Bahria Town Karachi’s outline superimposed on satellite imagery of New York to give a sense of the spatial scale of the project. A land use change over such a large area is not a part of any official plan | Mapping by Rida Khan (Advocacy planner, urban designer)
Every day in the print and electronic media there is news about the terrible physical, social and municipal governance issues of Karachi and how they affect the lives of ordinary citizens. These conditions are blamed on a variety of factors, most of them political in nature. It is argued that if a proper local government system is implemented, these problems will be overcome.
Pakistanis planting trees to tackle climate change
DW has seen a Maritime Affairs Ministry tender notice, which seeks proposals from national and international firms for the urban development project.
Environmentalists and leaders of the provincial Sindh government are opposed to the Bundal Island New Dubai housing project. The federal government issued an unconstitutional ordinance. The Sindh government will resist it for the sake of our environment and our people, Murtaza Wahab, a spokesperson for the provincial government, told DW.
Ali Haider Zaidi, the federal minister for maritime affairs, and Malik Amin Aslam, the federal minister for climate change, did not respond to DW s request for a comment.
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National
December 21, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Two critical bills, one relating to the development of the Bundal and Buddo islands and the other to the establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, await approval of parliament.
The Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) bill, which had been promulgated on August 30, expires in 10 days when it will exceed its initial four-month constitutional life. The CPEC authority bill was extended by the National Assembly on October 30 and will remain valid for a period of just over another two months.
Under the Constitution, the president cannot extend any bill beyond its prescribed timeframe. Since the parliament building was sealed on November 4 until November 23 after a large number of secretariat staff tested positive for Covid-19, there are no signs that either House will be summoned any time soon to take up this key legislative business.
Top Story
December 21, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Two critical bills, one relating to the development of the Bundal and Buddo islands and the other to the establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, await approval of parliament.
The Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) bill, which had been promulgated on August 30, expires in 10 days when it will exceed its initial four-month constitutional life. The CPEC authority bill was extended by the National Assembly on October 30 and will remain valid for a period of just over another two months.
Under the Constitution, the president cannot extend any bill beyond its prescribed timeframe. Since the parliament building was sealed on November 4 until November 23 after a large number of secretariat staff tested positive for Covid-19, there are no signs that either House will be summoned any time soon to take up this key legislative business. Even after the reopening of the parliamentary complex, all the employees w