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In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat

The Big Fix

Extreme heat often hovers over Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. But each time Shahzad Qureshi transforms a barren patch of land into a dense, urban forest, he helps his city adapt to extreme urban heat.

Pakistani soccer fans celebrate a Brazil victory in Lyari, one of the oldest and most densely populated parts of the city, plagued by street crime, drugs, and unemployment.

Some of Brazil’s most fanatic soccer fans are in a Pakistani slum

Sports
The World

‘My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse’

Conflict & Justice

‘My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse’

Development & Education

Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan

2011 brings a violent and bloody year of ethnic conflict to Karachi, Pakistan

In Karachi, everyone carries a gun. And when one ethnic group wants something from another, they usually take it at the point of a gun. It’s created a culture where people take from each other and give to others to force people to become beholden to the powerful.

Violent Pakistani group provides services to the poor

Development & Education

A group accused of involvement in ongoing political violence and the drug trade in Pakistan has started clinics, schools and services for the poor in its community.

Remembering Murdered Pakistani Aid Worker Parveen Rehman

The funeral of one of Pakistan’s top development workers – shot dead on Wednesday – has been held in Karachi. Parveen Rehman was killed by four gunmen while traveling in her car near the western Orangi area of the city. Rehman talked about threats to her life in a 2012 story on The World.

The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan

Conflict & Justice

The Parsi community of Karachi, Pakistan is shrinking quickly. Farhad Desmukh profiles two young Parsis who would like to stay.

The World

Urban Violence and Land Grabbing in Karachi

Global Politics

Karachi has long been plagued by urban violence, with many incidents attributed to tit-for-tat ethnic or political disputes.