Karachi, over the years, has seen wayward population growth. With its unbridled population growth, the city’s physical infrastructure has also come under immense pressure – dilapidated roads, crumbling housing structures and traffic jams. All these urban irritants have become a common sight for people living in the city. According to Pakistan’s 2017 population census, Karachi […]
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 […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has acquitted Pakistani Christian couple Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar in a case of blasphemy against them, which had earlier led to a death sentence from a local court. Even at a time of rising agitation by religious far-right parties using such issues, the case of this Christian couple can […]