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Karachi’s Mean Streets

Karachi now has the dubious distinction of ranking among the planet’s most dangerous cities.

People, Q & A »

[29 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | Sairah Irshad Khan]
Interview: Shahi Syed, ANP President in Sindh

“We are not at war with the Mohajirs – just the party that claims to represent them,” says Shahi Syed of the ANP.

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[29 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | Sairah Irshad Khan]
Interview: Zulfiqar Mirza, Home Minister, Sindh

“For the sake of their own community, the MQM should stop the killing,” says Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza.

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[29 Nov 2010 | One Comment | Farieha Aziz]
Ending Gender-based Violence Against Women

November 25 marked the beginning of 16 days of activism for ending gender-based violence against women, and also the Take Back the Tech! campaign.

People, Q & A »

[28 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | Sairah Irshad Khan]
Interview: Wasim Akhtar, MQM

“The ANP thinks Karachi is a bazaar, ripe for plunder,” says Wasim Akhtar, a MNA with the MQM.

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[28 Nov 2010 | One Comment | Ayesha Siddiqa]
Armed to the Teeth

The free flow of weapons into Pakistan since the 1980s led to a tremendous increase in violence and continues to date, despite a subsequent attempt to de-weaponise the country.

People, Q & A »

[27 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Interview: Jameel Yusuf Founder Chief, CPLC

“Implement the Police Order, 2002, to depoliticise police,” says Jameel Yusuf, Founding Chief, CPLC.

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[27 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Interview: Shehri

Shehri: “It is not possible to grab public land without the connivance and active collusion of government agencies”

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[26 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | Maheen Bashir Adamjee]
Interview: Javed Jabbar, Author, Filmmaker and Former Senator

“Citizens must stop pointing fingers at the government and take responsibility for this city,” says Javed Jabbar.

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[25 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | Online Editor]
Karachi: A City at War

Why has the situation in Karachi deteriorated over the years? What can be done now? What do the city’s stakeholders have to say?