KARACHI: In order to merge katchi abadis with cities and change the lifestyle of their residents, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has announced the provision of basic facilities, such as road ...

KARACHI: The increasing number of katchi abadis [slums] has led to unregulated settlements in the city, weakening the urban structure, deteriorating ecology and increase in densification. The ...

When Ilyas Goth, a settlement of 150 to 200 jhuggies near Teen Hatti, was ablaze on the night of January 21, distressing videos of the entire area on fire went viral on the social media with people ...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to upgrade 100 katchi abadis to the level of township by providing them basic amenities, including road infrastructure, all over Sindh to ...

Where there are no legitimate models of affordable housing, katchi abadi becomes the only workable dwelling for low-income groups The eviction of the Islamabad I-11 katchi abadi residents has drawn ...

LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Tahir Farooq has said that they will soon start development work in its katchi abadis. He expressed these views while presiding over a ...

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has planned to undertake a comprehensive fresh survey and reassessment of Katchi abadis land throughout the city following the detection of serious ...

KARACHI: The provincial cabinet on Friday decided to amend the Sindh Katchi Abadis Act to extend the cut-off date for regularisation of katchi abadis in the province from June 30, 1997 to Dec 31, 2011 ...