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How the development industry stifled our grassroots

Not long ago, the structural rhythm of Karachi was anchored by the unmeasured baseline of khidmat i.e. selfless service. At the grassroots level, local communities convened organically. From organising neighborhood sanitation drives to setting up street schools in evenings, development was a verb practised by citizens, not a commodity delivered by experts. This was collective […]

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