Even to reach the nation’s capital in Karachi, a ... bureaucrats shipped in from the West. East Pakistan, say its politicians, is treated as a “poor relation.” The East produces about ...

According to a World Bank study, the largest contributor to the increase in poverty in Pakistan is the General Sales Tax (GST ...

and Karachi, as well as lawyers advocating for the rights of those evicted and urban planners, and reviewed court decisions and laws governing Pakistan’s land tenure system. In the vast majority ...

AFP Karachi ... maintained or of poor quality, which couldn’t withstand the rough drive on the roads of Karachi. A 17-member delegation of Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM) recently ...

The government has ordered all markets to close by 8.30 pm and restaurants by ... analysts at Arif Habib, a Karachi-based research firm, in a recent report. Pakistan had tried several measures ...

KARACHI, Pakistan — On a recent Monday afternoon ... It's earmarked for the poor and needy and often given out during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. During this time of year, Soomar says ...

Karachi: The city's fumigation efforts ... Advt Dr. Qaiser Sajjad, former secretary general of the Pakistan Medical Association, stated, "The number and variety of viruses and viral diseases ...

Public services in Pakistan ... Bank. “Karachi’s infrastructure is highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters,” according to the World Bank. The crisis is exacerbated by poor flood ...