Slums

CM says poverty ratio in city's kutchi abadis as high as rural areas of the province

One man’s initiative changed the lives of the underprivileged communities living in Katcha Bunder, Sukkur.

The residents of informal settlements are trapped in a vicious cycle

Residents unlawfully occupy land of Pakistan Railways, cemeteries and other vacant plots

Justice Minallah says court must protect basic rights of weaker sections

Issue can be addressed with indigenous solutions, sustainable policies, effective implementation and evaluation

‘Only 40 houses had to be razed but hundreds had been marked before demolition was halted’

How can Covid spread in informal settlements or slums be prevented from triggering wider shocks

As study found that 57% of people in densely populated slum areas of the city had coronavirus antibodies

Most houses do not have bathrooms yet, and many have plastic tarps for roofs

IGP orders search operations in slums

District administration lifts smart lockdown in two subsectors of Sector G-9

Risk their lives venturing into designated containment zones that have infected more than 20,000 and killed 652

Social distancing difficult to implement in slums, says WHO's Mike Ryan while recognising Pakistan's Covid-19...

Considering lack of awareness about social distancing Sindh has had to take tough measure of tightening the lockdown

Pregnant women and toddlers to be vaccinated against seven diseases in a door-to-door campaign

To further illustrate the hypocrisy, homes in the slums are razed

Officials directed to conduct search operations in
slum areas

Rain and sewerage has entered the houses in Katchi abadies making them vulnerable to diseases

Human Rights ministry presents findings on out of school children at third meeting of Islamabad Forum

As many as 150 huts gutted in fire

New policy on beautification of greenbelts, roundabouts approved

Reddy and a team of 700 volunteers painted the walls and alleyways of the hilltop slum over two weekends last month

Documents show some shanty towns will be upgraded, others shifted to Frash Town

Dwellers face issues like sleep deprivation and problems in completing day-to-day tasks, study reveals 

The development of these projects is necessary to ease traffic but locals should not be abandoned

Costly travel of long distances, lack of vaccine centres discourage families from getting children immunised

Temporary evacuation centres have been set up at nearby gyms and schools

Pakistani and foreign visitors may still find Islamabad picturesque and serene. The reality is quite the otherwise

Rio, which is home to 6.5 million people and drastic social inequality, suffers from high levels of crime

The Supreme Court issued a stay order in 2015 on demolishing slums in the capital

Committee will also devise policies for low-cost housing schemes

Girls are married too young and many women fear for their safety in the slum's narrow alleyways after dark

CDA has been directed to use geomapping to identify slums that rose after the order

Katchi abadis minister said millions of residentsof katchi abadis will get ownership rights with this regularisation

Museum to open in February for two months and display everything from pottery and textiles to recycled items

Murree Brewery slum still awaits access to clean water, and a wall to stave off floodwater.

It is entirely possible the CDA may choose to move unilaterally in respect of the slums occupied by poor Christians

Directs federal, provincial govts to submit reports on low-income housing

Hussain Asghar to probe civic managers’ involvement.

CDA fails to take action against influentials, housing societies occupying state land

Islamabad offers minimal accommodation for lower-income groups

Govt says encroachment cannot be allowed in name of human rights; MQM backs operation

NA Deputy Speaker Javed argues encroachment cannot be allowed in the name of human rights

Over a dozen govt officials and locals injured amid stone pelting, teargas, baton charges; at least 58 arrested

Police arrest at least 35 people; slum dwellers, activists decry ‘heavy-handedness’