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THE political economy of a space is shaped by the interrelationships of its inhabiting stakeholders cutting across social, economic, cultural and religious-ethnic profiles. The nature of these relationships can determine the constructs of community bonding or divisions. I had the opportunity of working with the Hazara community, over a period of six months in Karachi’s Hazara Goth a couple of years ago, when I supervised an academic research project in ‘community development’ in which my students from Habib University were participating. We wanted to understand the livability challenges of the community how they prioritised their challenges, engaged with service providers and developed coping mechanisms. It was a learning experience in trying to unravel the multiple layers of inequity that are a defining feature of Karachi’s urban fabric with grave implications for increased poverty and social exclusion. With the Hazara community already in the low-income bracket, th ....
Senior Karachi cop arrested over involvement in kidnapping of builder for ransom By Wednesday Dec 16, 2020 The builder had registered a case against his kidnappers at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The investigation was transferred to the AVCC. Photo: Geo.tv/ file Karachi DSP and seven others kidnap a builder in Gulistan-e-Jauhar AVCC team arrests six of the men. Search under way for DSP s son. Gang asked builder for Rs10 million in ransom The builder was reportedly kept at DSP s office KARACHI: A deputy superintendent of police and five others were taken into custody by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) over charges of kidnapping a builder for ransom in Karachi. ....