{"id":9859,"date":"2026-02-20T18:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=9859"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:54:53","slug":"development-around-karachi-airport-draws-attention-amid-governance-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=9859","title":{"rendered":"Development Around Karachi Airport Draws Attention Amid Governance Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karachi (HRNW)<\/strong> \u2014 Recent <strong>development activities around Karachi Airport<\/strong> have captured public attention. A <strong>new runway at Karachi Airport<\/strong>, costing approximately <strong>Rs. 8.5 billion<\/strong>, has recently become operational and is being seen as a <strong>significant milestone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong>new International Airport beyond Bahria Town Karachi<\/strong> is under construction and is expected to become operational in <strong>around five years<\/strong>. Previously, <strong>multi-story constructions were not feasible<\/strong> in areas surrounding Karachi International Airport, but construction of <strong>high-rise buildings<\/strong> is now underway. Reports of <strong>airport relocation and high-rise development<\/strong> have also led to an increase in <strong>plot prices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say that while these <strong>development initiatives are positive<\/strong> for civic convenience and investment, the <strong>lack of coordination and transparency in governance<\/strong> remains a concern for citizens. Officials, <strong>political opportunists<\/strong>, and some <strong>propagandist journalists<\/strong> are influencing city decisions for personal and political gain, often <strong>neglecting real public issues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Experts and residents stress that citizens should not only hear that <strong>\u201cKarachi contributes the highest taxes\u201d<\/strong>, but also <strong>observe the development and administrative processes firsthand<\/strong>. Public vigilance is necessary to <strong>keep governance on track<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This situation highlights the <strong>complex interplay between governance, development projects, public interest, political agendas, and investment demands<\/strong> in one of Pakistan\u2019s largest megacities.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Support HRNW:<\/strong><br \/>\nHelp us continue delivering reliable news and updates.<br \/>\nVisit <a href=\"https:\/\/hrnww.com\/support-us\"><strong>hrnww.com\/support-us<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (HRNW) \u2014 Recent development activities around Karachi Airport have captured public attention. A new runway at Karachi Airport, costing approximately Rs. 8.5 billion, has recently become operational and is being seen as a significant milestone. Meanwhile, the new International Airport beyond Bahria Town Karachi is under construction and is expected to become operational in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karachi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9861,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9859\/revisions\/9861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}