The Sindh government has proposed Rs. 21 billion in the 2025–26 budget for major development projects in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. The budget focuses on improving infrastructure, education, public transport, digital governance, and safety measures across the city. A large part of the budget will improve roads, sewerage systems, and water supply. The government has […]
Pakistan’s largest city
Karachi revitalization drive aims to remake Pakistan’s largest city
At a historic market commissioned by Queen Victoria in Pakistan’s southern metropolis of Karachi, third-generation spice seller Mohammad Shakeel Abbasi complains that a move to clear illegal encroachments has left poor shopkeepers jobless. “My own business has been cut in half,” said Abbasi of the modernization drive ordered by the country’s Supreme Court in January […]