IN early January, the Supreme Court opened up a case relating to katchi abadis that had been dormant for almost a decade, triggering panic amongst millions of working people across the country. The ...

ISLAMABAD: Residents of Islamabad’s katchi abadis have urged the city managers to ensure affordable housing for the poor residents of the city instead of making a marginalised segment of society ...

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 ...

Sindh government regularised on Thursday all katchi abadis established till 1997 throughout the province. Previously, katchi abadis had been regularised until March 23, 1987, but now the date has been ...

Urban developers attribute the growing menace of katchi abadis (slums) to the failure of the planners to take into account all aspects of living in the city. The new DHA City is being constructed with ...

The reasons the CDA has given to the apex court about the demolition of katchi abadis in Islamabad are rather disturbing Thirty-seven years old Noor Muhammad Khan, who lived for a long time in the ...