News stories for Arif Hasan

KPT expressway

The expressway is bound to threaten Karachi’s ecology.

Published 25 Aug, 2026 07:57am

KARACHI’S UNSOLVED HOUSING CRISIS

More than 60 per cent of Karachi’s population now lives in informal neighbourhoods because of the scarcity of affordable planned housing.

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 12:28pm

INFRASTRUCTURE: NEW BUSES, OLD PROBLEMS

Karachi’s electric buses promised comfort and relief from the heat — but overcrowding, erratic schedules and under-investment

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 07:50am

RETHINKING REHABILITATION

The much-needed ‘modernisation’ of Karachi's railway infrastructure may transform the city's and region’s future, but also

Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:05am

Museum in a park?

The footprint of the proposed museum may be very small, but its area of usage will be at least six times as much and will cause further congestion in the area where it is located.

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:05pm

Opening up Karachi

At present, many parks in the city exist as isolated spaces.

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:37am

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MOTHER OF KARACHI

Karachi’s old city settlement of Lyari occupies a distinct place in the Pakistani (and now in the Indian) imagination, coloured

Updated 10 May, 2026 08:44am

Homeless Karachi

When the government removes the homeless, where do they go?

Published 25 Apr, 2026 05:07am

KARACHI’S YOUTH AND THE SEARCH FOR CULTURE

New museums, revived public spaces, and growing youth participation in and engagement with the arts are reshaping Karachi’s...

Updated 30 Mar, 2026 04:25pm

A single species

Views on removing conocarpus trees have been mixed.

Published 24 Mar, 2026 06:05am

Karachi flyovers

Flyovers have not solved the city’s problems.

Updated 11 Jan, 2026 04:47pm

Arif Hasan’s five decades of work with Pakistan’s poorest communities

He has worked with poor communities across Pakistan and development practitioners and institutes around the world.

Published 17 Nov, 2025 06:53pm

WHAT I HAVE LEARNT IN 50 YEARS

Planning and development expert Arif Hasan has spent more than five decades working with poor communities across Pakistan and development practitioners and institutes around the world.

Published 16 Nov, 2025 05:49am