Pakistan: Abusive Evictions Target Urban Poor

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Homes in Mujahid Colony, Karachi after being demolished, 2022. © 2022 Karachi Bachao Tehrik Pakistani authorities frequently use colonial-era laws and policies to forcibly evict low-income residents, shop owners, and street vendors to enable public and private development projects.The evictions disproportionately affect the most economically and socially marginalized communities in Pakistan without resettlement assistance or means of redress.The Pakistani government needs to reform its land laws and ensure that no one is made homeless due to eviction,…

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