Every few months, Karachi goes through a cycle of development for its multiple infrastructural problems. One of them is the anti-encroachment drive that its people are now deeply familiar with: bulldozers roll in, stalls are removed and officials announce that the roads are finally clear. The most recent instalments of this cycle happened in North Nazimabad and along Mauripur Road. But by now, everyone knows what will happen next. Eventually, security will become lax,........

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