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21/05/2026

ترقیاتی منصوبوں میں عوام کی شمولیت بہت ضروری ہے بالخصوص ان منصوبوں میں جن کے براہِ راست اثرات عام آدمی پر پڑتے ہوں اور یہی عام آدمی متاثرین کہلاتا ہے ۔
ایسا ہی ایک منصوبہ ایم ایل ون بھی ہے ۔ جس کی تفصیلات عوام کو نہ بتائی گئیں ۔ سروے میں کون کون سی آبادیاں متاثر ہونگی ۔ نقصان کی تلافی کون کرے گا ۔ یہ بات کہیں نہیں ہورہی ۔
انہی سوالات پر آواز اٹھانے کے لیے سول سوسائٹی اور پروجیکٹ متاثرین کی جانب سے پریس کانفرنس کی گئی ۔ جس میں ذمہ دار اداروں سے سوالات کیے گئے ۔

20/05/2026

https://www.dawn.com/news/2001696

Rights groups fear forced evictions of people living in katchi abadis on pretext of railway’s Right-of-Way; demand physical survey of settlements, environmental impact assessment of project.

17/05/2026

The myth of the male as the sole breadwinner has finally succumbed to the ruthless pressure of market forces and relentless inflation. However, the surge of married women into the job market is not merely a survival tactic; it is a revolution of identity. For the modern Pakistani woman, work offers more than just a paycheck - it provides the oxygen of financial autonomy, the dignity of social recognition, and the thrill of independent mobility.

Material abundance, psychological fragility; Pakistan's children have everything except roots

15/05/2026

Half of textile workers’ children are out of school, study finds - Newspaper - DAWN.COM https://share.google/S0nSFxCUQL8xFaf50

A year on, India has failed to substantiate allegations against Pakistan over Pahalgam attack: info minister “The false flag operation in Pahalgam reflects a mindset that is hollow," Attaullah Tarar says. Updated 22 Apr, 2026 12:55pm

14/05/2026

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14/05/2026

From housing and fire safety to electricity, education, economy, transport, water supply, urban infrastructure, and law & order — we’ve transformed key reports and news insights from Dawn and Express Tribune into engaging facts & figures and informative infographics for greater public awareness and meaningful discussion.

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13/05/2026

In Lyari, history is not sealed in archives. It lives in labour, migration, ritual and resistance, carried forward by communities who have learned to survive in poverty. If Lyari’s Baloch history anchors it to labour and politics, then its Sheedi presence pulls the neighbourhood into a much longer, darker and more global history — one shaped by slavery, oceanic routes, ritual survival and the reworking of African identity in South Asia.

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

12/05/2026

12/05/2026

The Senate Standing Committee on Railways directed the Ministry of Railways to provide information regarding a public notice issued by the government restricting the use of railway premises by social media influencers, bloggers and the general public for advertising, filming or photography.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways directed the Ministry of Railways to provide information regarding a public notice issued by the government restricting the use of railway...