Micromanaging Karachi-by Noman Ahmad

Noman Ahmad

SOME days ago, the Sindh minister for local government inked a deal awarding the rights of solid-waste management in Karachi’s District South to a Chinese outfit. The deal is valued at Rs2 billion. The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board Act 2014 provided the minister the administrative privilege of outsourcing this vital municipal function.

Where the poor live written by Noman Ahmad

Noman Ahmad
The writer is chairman,
 Department of Architecture
& Planning, NED
University, Karachi.

Where the poor live

ON Oct 13, Sindh’s chief minister directed the Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority (SKAA) and senior officials to prepare a plan to upgrade 100 informal settlements to the level of townships. A presentation was given to the chief minister by the concerned officials regarding the existing state of katchi abadis. While the decision to rehabilitate these neglected settlements is commendable, many issues need to be