Empress Market
Gentrifiers bulldozed Karachi's iconic market years ago, but the violence unleashed in that moment never stopped.
Updated 25 Apr, 2022 10:24am
The mayor's proposal is simple: Empress Market should be restored to its former glory but "former" has not been defined.
Updated 12 Mar, 2019 12:38pm
The stories about Empress Market require corroboration but nature, and the love it bestows on buildings, does not.
Updated 28 Dec, 2018 09:23am
Blueprint offers greater similarities of the Victorian-era building to its 135-year-old shape
Updated 26 Dec, 2018 10:10am
Rehabilitation of displaced people and making alternative arrangements for them is Sindh govt's job, says CJP.
Updated 11 Dec, 2018 11:59pm
Mayor says work to stop if court rules in favour of citizens but shopkeepers probably won't return to Empress Market.
Updated 12 Mar, 2019 01:03pm
I know it was wrong. But I also knew I could take liberties without being questioned about it, says a shopkeeper.
Updated 05 Dec, 2018 03:34pm
Empress Market was not meant to be a museum.
Published 05 Dec, 2018 07:18am
PM Imran Khan expected to arrive in city on Sunday to discuss anti-encroachment drive and other matters.
Updated 07 Dec, 2018 07:16pm
It has proved once again that Pakistan’s establishment, professionals and its political parties are simply anti-poor.
Published 19 Nov, 2018 08:16am
The govt should form a consultant committee for the iconic British-era structure
Published 19 Nov, 2018 06:28am
Like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, four bulldozers stand in the rubble of what was once Empress Market.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 11:50am
Like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, four bulldozers stand in the rubble of what was once Empress Market.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 11:50am
KARACHI: The city and municipal administrations on Friday decided to give alternative shops to as many as 150...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 11:50am
KMC would do well by constituting a rehabilitation committee to examine the scale of the loss and devise solutions.
Updated 22 Nov, 2018 04:08pm
Mayor says alternative place will be provided to those who have a rent agreement with KMC.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:01pm
KARACHI: Awami National Party Sindh chapter president Shahi Syed has warned the anti-encroachment cell to desist...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:16pm
KARACHI: Reacting to allegations levelled by a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf regarding the...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:19pm
All illegal structures around iconic Empress Market removed, claims KMC.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:01pm
The drive will continue till Saddar, Empress Market are encroachment-free, says mayor.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:14pm
KARACHI: As many as eight monitoring camps, manned by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) staff, have been...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:11pm
The violence triggers traffic jams on major arteries in Saddar, causing immense inconveniences to the people.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:09pm
Iconic monuments in Karachi have been hidden from public view.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:08pm
KWSB to be made self-sufficient organisation
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:18pm
KARACHI: Work on the construction of the Shahabuddin Market and Parking Plaza (SMPP), which had been suspended last...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:13pm
Karachi’s old city localities to be rehabilitated with $100m financing, from Pakistan Chowk to Empress Market.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:18pm
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will launch a neighbourhood improvement project in Karachi in 2017 to improve urban living...
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 01:19pm
WB approves $80m for Karachi Old Area Rehabilitation Project to restore areas from Pakistan Chowk to Empress Market.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:09pm
Empress Market was the place where many executions took place following the failure of the war of Independence in 1857.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:10pm
All confiscated animals are protected under the Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972.
Updated 19 Nov, 2018 12:12pm
