In central Punjab's Okara, hundreds of peasants are being charged under Pakistan's draconian anti-terror laws.
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Badrunissa: Okara’s ‘Terrorist’ Peasant
Successful Forms of Incremental In-situ Upgradation | Invisible Cities
As India’s economy experiences rapid growth in the service, finance and other tertiary sector industries, urban centers are becoming hubs of economic opportunity. This is driving labor migration from rural areas and smaller towns to big cities.
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The Case of Islamabad: Building for the builders? | Invisible Cities
One month ago today, 1700 homes were brutally demolished and approximately 20,000 residents were forcefully evicted from the I-11 Katchi Abadi in Islamabad, and it only establishes that we have learnt absolutely nothing from history.
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In the Belly of the River: Flooding the Landless
As Punjab deals with the aftermath of yet another devastating flood, it is the poor and landless who have once again been disproportionately affected. This is not an accident.
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Dispossession In The Name Of Security
An examination of everyday dispossession and oppression in Okara, in the wake of army force against its peasants.
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