ISLAMABAD: Awami Workers Party (AWP) and progressive organizations staged demonstrations in various cities including the federal capital Islamabad against the occupation of land by Bahria Town, an alleged nexus of the state and a real estate mafia, the demolition of slums and the kidnapping of AWP activist Seengar Noonari. The demonstration in front of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court earlier this week headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed, while hearing a case regarding encroachments on Orangi and Gujjar Nullah at the Karachi Registry, directed the anti-encroachment department to continue its operation. Naya Daur Media spoke to activists and organizers who have been following these developments. On Monday, […]
A few days ago, Climate Action Now – Pakistan along with the Progressive Students Collective (PSC) and other organizations held a climate strike in Lahore and other major cities including Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar. One of the main problems highlighted in terms of climate injustice was the issue of forced evictions and demolitions, a classic […]