Visioning Karachi

THERE is an ongoing heated debate centred on the need, or otherwise, of enacting a new constitutional construct for Karachi. The tone of the debate is mostly political, rooted in the never-ending power- and resource-sharing conflicts between the federation and provinces. As always, these political contestations lack focus on what really ails this city. Karachi presently stands out as the antithesis of a liveable city. Sprawling endlessly, automobile-dependent, with half the population living ...

By none@none.com (Farhan Anwar)