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Rabia Ezdi
Rabia Ezdi

The writer is an urban development researcher. She can be reached at [email protected].

  • More than a metropolis

    More than a metropolis

    What are the challenges and trends of urban Lahore today? The answer to this again lies in a question of paradigm: what issues do we see as vital,...

  • Native reality

    Native reality

    Stressing tree plantation alone is not enough. Policy and law must regulate the kind of trees planted, ensuring that these are native to soil types,...

  • Katchi abadis: The backstage of the city

    Katchi abadis: The backstage of the city

    Where there are no legitimate models of affordable housing, katchi abadi becomes the only workable dwelling for low-income groups

  • "They walk as if they carry feathers on their back"

    Interview of film maker Iara Lee who celebrates the porters

  • Truths and lies about signal-free corridors

    Truths and lies about signal-free corridors

    Is urban development merely about procuring a certain ‘look’ for the city at the cost of human dignity?

  • The ‘others’ among us

    The ‘others’ among us

    The ‘state’, by its very definition, is the servant of the people. By paying our taxes, we employ the state. By instilling faith in the...

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