← Bin Laden’s 9/11 decade planted seeds of uncertainty Is Pakistan ungovernable? → Karachi: Political Solution or Compromise Hamid Waheed Rajput‚ Faisalabad Most of the politicians‚ media and intellectuals suggest political solution to the problems in Karachi but their blanket suggestions do not specify who will do it and how? We must understand that for whatever reason Pakistan’s present politics does not fit anywhere near the definition of politics “government of the people‚ for the people
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wajahatkhan95@gmail.com PROBLEMS OF LIVING IN KARACHI CITY Karachi being the heart of the country and the financial hub of Pakistan generating more than 70 percent of revenue for the state is the largest city of Pakistan. It‚ along with its citizens face a number of problems as all the big cities of the world do and so do their citizens. In one of the most developed city of Pakistan containing a whole lot of industries the life of a common man is very fast‚ involving a lot of problems and one has
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Safe and fast travel is what the commuters expect from our public transport system. It is supposed to be the cheapest and best option. But for the students of Kristu Jayanti College and the other neighbouring colleges‚ that is not the case. The number of BMTC buses operating from Hennur main road to Kothanur is found to be highly insufficient during the morning peak hours. The students commuting in this route find it very difficult to reach their college safely in the right time. They are of the
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MAURITIUS TRANSPORT CONSENSUS FORUMS – BRIEFING TO THE HON. MEMBERS OF THE CABINET GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS by Jonathan Richmond Transport Adviser to the Government of Mauritius 28 September 2006 INTRODUCTION This briefing document reports on a process to achieve consensus among twenty major stakeholders on transport policies and actions needed for Mauritius. Following forums held on 14 and 21 September‚ nineteen out of twenty participants reached agreement on a set of proposals and signed a
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= makes it works. Solution: restrict car use. Best way to restrict car use-- restrict parking. City absolutely hated itself. When he became mayor‚ he started investing in people-- bus based public transportation system. TransMilenio (bus rapid transport system)-- copied a system from a city Brazil. Erased the stigma that bus carries for the poor‚ and works much more like a subway on wheels than a traditional bus. Buses go on exclusive lanes. Pay to enter station. Station doors open simultaneously
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corners of the streets‚ the gratings of the windows‚ the banisters of the steps…’ (Calvino‚ 1974: 10-11) Like the city of Zaira‚ Karachi contains its past between layers of memories‚ each having a narrative of its own replete with personal history and anecdotes that help us understand the city for what it was and how it has changed over the years. In his essay on Karachi‚ In the Eye of the Storm‚ the author introduces us to the Saddar of his youth. His essay reveals a fascinating journey through
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landlocked. Nevertheless‚ the lack of unhindered access to the sea adds transport costs and time to international trade transactions. In addition‚ landlocked countries face greater transport risks and hazards than countries which have direct access to international sea routes. The United Nations has addressed the specific concerns of landlocked countries in a number of documents. Among those which are directly related to transport are the following: General Assembly resolution 50/97 of 20 December
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Bangladesh is the traffic problem. It is a very common phenomenon in almost all the cities of Bangladesh. Presently‚ traffic congestion problem in Bangladesh are increasing at an alarming rate. The traffic problem has become to a very dangerous arena and has already implicit agonizing extent in the cities of Bangladesh. This type of study has been conducted in Dhaka but not in Chittagong city. Traffic management in Chittagong is not well organized as Dhaka so that the problem is becoming more complicated
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SERVER: 1. A person or thing that provides a service or commodity‚ in particular. 2. A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network. 3. A computer or device on a network that manages network resources. There are many different types of servers. For example: * File server: a computer and storage device dedicated to storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the server. * Print server: a computer that manages one or
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Topic: Recent disturbances in Karachi Date: 28-10-2013 Recent disturbances in Karachi Introduction: Karachi is the largest and the most popular city of Pakistan and it has the only (in a working condition) seaport and financial centre‚ as well as the capital of Sindh province. It has an estimated population of 23.5 million people as of 2011‚ and a density of 6‚000 people per square kilometre (15‚500 per square mile). Karachi is the third largest city in the world by population in a
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