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Systemic rot: How a ‘system’ of corrupt officials and politicians is usurping Karachi’s prime real estate
The entire system allegedly operates free from the constraints of the law and institutional guardrails, beholden only to its political masters and their whims, and existing solely to rake in eyewatering fortunes for everyone involved.
Updated 11 Feb, 2026 05:02pm

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