Karachi’s Rental Crisis and the Civic Response
Karachi is home to over 20 million residents, yet more than 55% live in rented accommodation, often without tenure security, civic dignity, or access to affordable ownership. The housing crisis is not merely a shortage of units; it is a failure of civic imagination.
Peoples City offers a bold alternative: a declared civic district near Nooriabad, designed to house over 4 million citizens through scalable, auditable, and dignified infrastructure. Governed by the Peoples Housing Authority (PHA), it is a city built for the people—not for speculation.
Block Logic and Population Model
• Blocks: A to Z (26 total)
• Buildings per Block: 385
• Units per Building: 100
• Total Units: 1,001,000
• Estimated Population (@4 per unit): 4,004,000
Each building is open to sky on both sides, ensuring every apartment has a window and gallery. Spacing between buildings is 60 ft; between blocks, 300 ft. Corner buildings receive an additional 20 ft for turning radius. The main corridor between Blocks M and N is spaced at 400 ft, anchoring the transport logic.
Widest Civic Spine
The 600-foot-wide boulevard includes:
• Bus lanes and emergency lanes
• Pedestrian promenades and green belts
• Civic frontage: clinics, schools, retail, mosque, museum
• Audit zones and cultural spine
This boulevard is both symbolic and functional, a declaration of civic scale and public dignity.
Transport Without Exclusion
Peoples City offers 24-hour connectivity to Karachi via:
• Direct access to M-9 Motorway
• Civic shuttle terminals at Sohrab Goth, Saddar, Tower, and Korangi
• Internal transport grid with stops every 5 blocks
• Emergency lanes and builder logistics vehicles
• All routes tracked via the Peoples City App and Civic Score Dashboard
Utilities and Civic Infrastructure
Utility System
Water Underground reservoirs
Gas LPG depots + grid backup
Electricity K-Electric + rooftop solar
Internet Fiber + civic Wi-Fi
Waste Daily collection + sorting
Drainage Sloped alleys + bioswales
Civic infrastructure includes 400 schools, 200 clinics, 800 parks, 40 transport terminals, and 80 civic centers.
Fixed Installment Model: No Down Payment
• Unit Price: PKR 2,000,000
• Bank-Financed Plan: 20 years @ ~14.5% interest
• Monthly Installment: PKR 25,000
• Total Paid Over 20 Years: PKR 6,000,000
• Possession Option: After 5 years or 30% paid
This model is designed for salaried professionals, renters, and early-career citizens seeking secure ownership without upfront burden.
Why Renters Need Peoples City
• Rising rents without ownership
• Informal tenancy without legal protection
• Limited access to bank-financed housing
• No civic audit or builder accountability
Peoples City offers a fixed monthly path to ownership. It transforms renters into owners, tenants into citizens.
Employment, Industry, and Civic Activation
Peoples City will:
• Create 500,000+ jobs across construction, transport, utilities, education, and retail
• Activate cement, steel, tile, paint, and solar industries
• Enable builder-led civic entrepreneurship
• Establish vocational hubs for youth employment
• Generate daily logistics demand across 26 blocks
Every block becomes a micro-economy. Every building becomes a job site.
Youth and Women First
Peoples City prioritizes inclusion through:
• Reserved quotas for female applicants
• Vocational hubs for young professionals
• Civic centers offering childcare, training, and digital literacy
The city is not just built for the people, but by them.
Digital Identity and Transparency
Every resident receives a Digital Civic ID linked to:
• Installment tracking
• Builder progress scores
• Complaint resolution
• Public dashboards
Peoples City becomes Pakistan’s first digitally auditable housing district.
Governance and Declaration
Peoples City is governed by:
• Peoples Housing Authority (PHA)
• Civic Score Dashboard
• Digital Registry of units and residents
• Builder Oversight with possession logic and civic insurance
It is not a scheme, it is a declared district with its own civic charter.
Symbolism and Replicability
Peoples City will host:
• Museum of Civic Memory
• Public Library of Sindh Futures
• Poetry Wall in Urdu, Sindhi, and English
• Civic Declaration Monument
Its logic can be replicated across Sindh, Balochistan, and Punjab.
“No down payment. Just PKR 25,000/month;
auditable, accessible, and delivered with dignity.”
Conclusion
A City that Belongs to its residents, Peoples City is not just a housing project, it is a civic prototype. With land near Nooriabad, a 600-foot boulevard, and a 20-year affordability model, it is ready to be declared, built, and lived in.
It is a city that belongs to its people; not to profit, not to speculation, not to exclusion
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