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Mansoor RazaThe News International |
Behind the statistics of urban poverty lies a manifesto of survival. In Zakarya Goth, a low-income settlement towards the north of Karachi, the...
For decades, the Pakistani household stood as an immovable fortress, built on four foundational pillars: sacred duty of procreation; quiet rigour of...
Universities have historically been revered as the highest seats of learning - sanctuaries where the intellect is sharpened and the soul is refined....
As the global energy crisis forces the Government of Pakistan to trade lecture halls for laptop screens, a stark reality is emerging: one cannot build...
In the fractured geography of Karachi, proximity is the ultimate currency. If you look at a satellite map of the city, you will see a recurring urban...
Karachi’s 1,414 informal settlements are not urban accidents and instead function as dynamic systems of survival. Examining three
The pursuit of knowledge was once envisioned as a bridge; today, it feels increasingly like a moat. For a learner attempting to navigate the waters of...
For three decades, I have been a scavenger of the human condition. My life has been defined by a singular, obsessive pursuit: to peel back the layers...
On August 19, 2003, a brutal suicide truck bomb ripped through the UN's Canal Hotel in Baghdad. Inside, diplomats and aid workers, including the...
From humble pre-Partition origins, and born out of unwavering devotion, Karachi’s earliest imambargahs organically evolved