Category: News
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Flyovers Above, Filth Below: The Illusion and Betrayal of Modern Karachi
PAKISTAN By Ramesh Raja Karachi was once envisioned and briefly lived up to its reputation as a modern, orderly, and cosmopolitan city. Before the 1960s, it functioned as a planned urban center with strong municipal governance, functional infrastructure, and a visible sense of civic responsibility. This transformation was not accidental; it was the result of…
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Punjab CM Inaugurates Pakistan’s First Green Policing Unit
PAKISTAN – Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated Pakistan’s first-ever Green Policing Unit, marking a major step towards environmentally sustainable law enforcement and modernisation of the Punjab Police. During the inauguration ceremony, the chief minister inspected the newly introduced electric patrolling vehicle, personally drove it, and received a detailed briefing on…
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Karachi Development Package: Sindh Govt–FWO Partnership Aims to Redefine Urban Project Delivery
PAKISTAN By Manzoor Shaikh The Sindh government’s decision to forge a long-term partnership with the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) for the development of Karachi marks a significant shift in how major urban infrastructure projects are planned and executed in the province. The move is being viewed by engineers and urban planners as an attempt to…
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Post–Gul Plaza Tragedy Spurs Nationwide Focus on Fire Safety Audits
KARACHI – Fire Safety The deadly fire incident at Karachi’s Gul Plaza, which claimed 28 lives, has triggered renewed concern over fire safety standards in high-rise and commercial buildings across the country, particularly in major urban centres such as Karachi and Lahore. The tragedy has prompted both provincial authorities and industry stakeholders to reassess existing…
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When Addiction Dismantles a City: Karachi’s Bridges and Its People at Risk
PAKISTAN By Ramesh Raja Karachi at a CrossroadsKarachi stands at a critical juncture where social failure is directly undermining physical infrastructure. As a civil engineer who has spent many years working on public projects and as a reform-minded citizen, I must say this clearly: Karachi’s bridges are not just aging—they are being deteriorated, and Karachi’s…