Baluch's criminal network controls much of Karachi's teeming Lyari slum. Local media have linked him to more than 20 cases of murder, extortion and terrorism and members of his gang have ...

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a high-level meeting and expressed concern over the deteriorating ...

Murad blames damaged roads, illegal parking for worsening traffic; asks authorities to identify roads for operation.

While presiding over a high-level meeting on Tuesday, CM Shah set a deadline for razing encroachments from 10 to 15 key arteries of the megalopolis for which he constituted a task force under Local ...

Sindh government has decided to start a non-stop bus service at Lyari expressway in Karachi under peoples Bus Service. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Sindh Minister for ...

"You go into slums and villages and it is a problem-rich environment." Hasit Ganatra saw people in the slums of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, and realised that their lives were blighted by the ...

THE general pattern of the development of slums is almost always the same. They begin with the overcrowding of existing buildings and the addition of tenants built by conscienceless speculators to ...

Hundreds of slum dwellers from Nsoba slum in Kawempe Division thronged Nsoba gardens on September 22 to get lunch, a meal that is considered a luxury by most urban poor. By 8am, families that ...

Among the 1,697 SRA schemes in Mumbai, as per its official website, some are success stories, while others end up being vertical slums with a myriad of problems. (HT Photo) Once the redevelopment ...

As India strides toward modernization and globalization, it is leaving behind millions of people living in slums for whom the promise of development has no meaning. The rapid growth of slums ...

Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the country’s slum areas have been expanding due to the lack of sufficient housing. In fact ...

Before administering the SLUMS, the training video should be viewed and then annually reviewed. Read below for frequently asked questions about specific items on the exam. Item 1: Day of the Week The ...