“We have spent our childhood and youth in these houses,” said Abid Asghar, a leader of the Gujjar Nala affectees. White Star/File
KARACHI: A human chain was formed alongside the Gujjar Nala, from Liaquatabad Daak Khana to the Khamosh Colony graveyard under the banner of the Awami Workers Party, Women Democratic Front and Progressive Students Federation on Saturday.
The demonstration was organised by the victims of illegal evictions in the Gujjar Nala and Orangi Nala areas, as well as the K-Electric Labour Union, SSGC Insaf Jafakash Union, and Progressive Trade Union Federation.
A large number of Karachi citizens, including women and children, participated in the protest and chanted slogans against the federal and provincial governments.
March 14, 2021
The personal but mercurial style, which indicates expanse and ambition, is intelligent enough to invite us to experience the bitterness and joys of being alive
Reading the title of the film, one feels that Prateek Vats’s
Eeb Allay Ooo! couldn’t have found a better slogan for itself. This spectacle is the fruit of
avant-garde cinema – the same vision as the poets behind
Nagarik and
Vats is neither following in the vein of de Sica’s
Bicycle Thieves nor emulating the romantic, fantastical situations of
Pather Panchali. Instead, a slightly bizarre but mostly unassuming individual is put in situations where he is pitted against himself – he is looking for what interests him; he is struggling to get a job that he likes. The general tone is a conversation in metaphors on different issues in society, class and religious politics and the plight of migrant workers. But the starting point of this conversation is a monologue of the main character. The openi
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.
Green Line buses to operate in Karachi by August: Asad Umar
Pakistan
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. AFP/File
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the Green Line bus project will kick off operations by August.
He broke the news as he addressed a gathering held at Governor House to hand over 52 fire tenders to Karachi Metropolitan Municipality (KMC).
The minister said that the Green Line bus will begin operations in between July and August , and a prototype bus for the purpose will soon be ready.
Centre criticises Sindh over failure to empower civic bodies
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Sunday Feb 14, 2021
(L-R) Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Martime Affairs Ali Zaidi and Governor Sindh Imran Ismail. AFP/APP/File
The Centre has censured Sindh for failing to empower the civic bodies
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail says the mayor of a city is like a father everywhere in the world but in Pakistan he is pitied
Asad Umar says Green Line buses to begin operations by August
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Federal Ministers Asad Umar and Ali Zaidi have sharply criticised the Sindh government for not empowering civic bodies.