1. CONTEXT

Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan and the twelfth-largest city in the world. Karachi is Pakistan’s most reknown cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse. It is aswell one of Pakistan’s most secular and socially liberal cities. With its location on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub.

In 1947 the city experienced a dramatic shift in population and demography with the arrival of hundreds of thousands refugees from India.

This exponential growth in population resulted in nummerous economic, climatic and social issues. Moreover, Karachi faces a wide range of multi-factorial systemic issues that end up endangering the life of it citizens on a daily basis. Only issues related to our project are presented in this booklet.