Karachi ranked as 6th worst city to live in the world

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http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/08/karachi-listed-in-the-9-worst-cities-in-the-world/


TestKARACHI: Pakistan’s major city Karachi has sadly made it to the list of nine worst cities to live in the world, according to the annual Economist Intelligence Unit report released on 18th August, 2016.

The global report that ranks cities according to their livability conditions, put Karachi at the sixth rank in the top worst cities where it tied with the Algerian capital, Algiers.

The survey that takes into account a list of factors determining the livability of each city such as threats of terrorism, infrastructure, environment, stability, healthcare and education, named conflict-ridden Damascus, Syria as the top worst city in the world, due to the unrest and insecurity it faces.

Tripoli in Libya and Lagos in Nigeria made to the second and the third place. The least worst living conditions, according to the report can be found in Douala, Cameroon.

Among the top cities to live in list, Melbourne in Australia made it to the top, while Austria’s Vienna and Canada’s Vancouver made to the second and third positions respectively.

The EIU's Global Liveability Ranking provides scores out of 100 for lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide.

Some of the world's major cities are becoming tougher places to live due to rising political and social unrest, as well as growing threats of terrorism. It found that 10 cities in Western Europe suffered falls in liveability in the wake of attacks in Paris and Brussels. --SAMAA

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

I think crime, pollution, mismanagement, overpopulation, outdated transport are reasons.

On the positive side, it's offers lowest cost of living.

 

[Varun]

I think crime, pollution, mismanagement, overpopulation, outdated transport are reasons.

On the positive side, it's offers lowest cost of living.

You get what you pay for though.

 

[Slog]

Can't disagree overall. Karachi doesn't just consist of Clifton and defence, and for the purposes of this title the whole city must have been taken into account.

I read the report and it's 6th because of the higher education rate otherwise would be even worse.

Mind you this includes big cities only. So from Pakistan probably Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore were considered.

 

[ethan hunt]

Sad really.
Karachi has so much potential .
Lahore on the other hand keeps on improving and the development shows .

 

[big_gamer007]

Is crime and terrorism that high in Karachi? I had a friend from Karachi when I was in UK as per him Karachi didn't sound that bad as what this list suggests..

 

[shah_1]

Karachi is awful


Encroachments has engulfed this city, no authority takes the responsibility of cleaning it and the sewearge lines are in shamble causing mayhem when it rains. Karachi was once better than Lahore, now it's lagging behind in terms of living standards.

 

[Slog]

Is crime and terrorism that high in Karachi? I had a friend from Karachi when I was in UK as per him Karachi didn't sound that bad as what this list suggests..

Crime is high

Here it's low mostly because of lack of public facilities (healthcare and infrastructure)

 

[big_gamer007]

Crime is high

Here it's low mostly because of lack of public facilities (healthcare and infrastructure)

Really? I thought Karachi is one of the major cities of Pakistan.. Correct me if I am wrong but Lahore is like Mumbai and Islamabad like Delhi and third major city is Karachi so for third major city the infra is bad? If that's the case how is it in cities like Sialkot and Rawalpindi?

Is it because Karachi gets lack of funds for development from central government for political reasons or because Karachi local Politicians are corrupt and use the funds for their own interests?

 

[Zak_Fan]

Dhaka is 4th worst. Can someone point me to the complete list?

 

[Slog]

Really? I thought Karachi is one of the major cities of Pakistan.. Correct me if I am wrong but Lahore is like Mumbai and Islamabad like Delhi and third major city is Karachi so for third major city the infra is bad? If that's the case how is it in cities like Sialkot and Rawalpindi?

Is it because Karachi gets lack of funds for development from central government for political reasons or because Karachi local Politicians are corrupt and use the funds for their own interests?

Politicians are corrupt. That's a given


Also Karachi is misrepresented in parliaments (ie doesn't have number of seats according to its population as census has not been conducted since 1998). So it doesn't get its share of funds despite contributing more to tax revenue than rest of country combined

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Really? I thought Karachi is one of the major cities of Pakistan.. Correct me if I am wrong but Lahore is like Mumbai and Islamabad like Delhi and third major city is Karachi so for third major city the infra is bad? If that's the case how is it in cities like Sialkot and Rawalpindi?

Is it because Karachi gets lack of funds for development from central government for political reasons or because Karachi local Politicians are corrupt and use the funds for their own interests?

Delhi was always pegged against Lahore, both historical Punjabi cities with great Mughal influence. Even today these resemble alot, wide roads with lush green trees, historical monuments, both renowned for food.

Karachi against Bombay, Karachi was a decent city in 1947. Both economic centers, coastal cities. Today, Mumbai has great skyline.

You can compare Islamabad to Chandigarh, both are planned cities, well after Independence. Aim for both cities was same, to have new capital cities. They lack culture and hustle-bustle of old cities. Both are located in foothills of Himalayas. Both are clean, very scenic cities. CHD to DL and ISL to LHR is almost same distance.

 

[big_gamer007]

Politicians are corrupt. That's a given


Also Karachi is misrepresented in parliaments (ie doesn't have number of seats according to its population as census has not been conducted since 1998). So it doesn't get its share of funds despite contributing more to tax revenue than rest of country combined

That is stupid.. Why don't karachiities raise the issue to get proper funds and make sure the funds are used properly?? But make sure you guys make sure the funds get used properly else it would just be like Bihar or UP..
Also is there a reason why census hasn't been done since 1998?

Delhi was always pegged against Lahore, both historical Punjabi cities with great Mughal influence. Even today these resemble alot, wide roads with lush green trees, historical monuments, both renowned for food.

Karachi against Bombay, Karachi was a decent city in 1947. Both economic centers, coastal cities. Today, Mumbai has great skyline.

You can compare Islamabad to Chandigarh, both are planned cities, well after Independence. Aim for both cities was same, to have new capital cities. They lack culture and hustle-bustle of old cities. Both are located in foothills of Himalayas. Both are clean, very scenic cities. CHD to DL and ISL to LHR is almost same distance.

I see, I thought Lahore is he financial hub for Pakistan like Mumbai is for India and Islamabad is political hub like Delhi.. But what you say gives more details and makes sense..Chandigarh is a pretty amazing city really well planned and excellent conditions.. On top of that good weather makes it a great city to live in.. Islamabad is like CHD that's good if that's the case..

 

[Strike Rate]

[MENTION=141093]big_gamer007[/MENTION] Islamabad and Chandigarh are similar (if i am not wrong both are based on sectors and the architect was also same person) both were created after partition and with planning. But there is no culture attached with these cities because of no history and Islamabad is full of elite class migrants from other cities like Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi etc otherwise you get the best facilities in Islamabad because it's the Capital of Pakistan.

 

[anuk]

well dhaka is worse so that's a positive

 

[waqar goraya]

[MENTION=141093]big_gamer007[/MENTION] Islamabad and Chandigarh are similar (if i am not wrong both are based on sectors and the architect was also same person) both were created after partition and with planning. But there is no culture attached with these cities because of no history and Islamabad is full of elite class migrants from other cities like Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi etc otherwise you get the best facilities in Islamabad because it's the Capital of Pakistan.

I think majority of Islamabadians are middle class. They are mostly job holders associated with either public offices or corporate sector. For elites it is their second home away from their businesses and feudal estates.

 

[#GreenRoars]

True and sad also

 

[big_gamer007]

[MENTION=141093]big_gamer007[/MENTION] Islamabad and Chandigarh are similar (if i am not wrong both are based on sectors and the architect was also same person) both were created after partition and with planning. But there is no culture attached with these cities because of no history and Islamabad is full of elite class migrants from other cities like Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi etc otherwise you get the best facilities in Islamabad because it's the Capital of Pakistan.

I see yea the newer cities seem pretty good.. Noida, greater noida near Delhi is also good especially greater noida in next 10-15 years it would become a major city in India..

Btw Chandigarh has a culture of butter chicken and whiskey ����.. Every 300 mts in Chandigarh you'll find a sharaab ka theka ��

 

[saeedhk]

Mirpur is one of the best/ best? cities to live in Pakistan.Little crime, no terrorism and very tolerant.

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[gani999]

Delhi was always pegged against Lahore, both historical Punjabi cities with great Mughal influence. Even today these resemble alot, wide roads with lush green trees, historical monuments, both renowned for food.

Delhi was never a historical Punjabi city.

The Punjabification of Delhi happened only after partition, when millions of Punjabi refugees made Delhi their home.

Karachi against Bombay, Karachi was a decent city in 1947. Both economic centers, coastal cities. Today, Mumbai has great skyline.

Bombay may have great skyline but is rotting away in every other area. It has become impossible to live in, unless one is super rich. The infrastructure is falling apart, particularly the roads. All the tax revenue from the city goes into developing the interiors of Maharasthra, while very little comes to the city itself.

Bombay should have been allowed to remain a separate union territory and never should have been merged with Maharashtra.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] your views, my friend?

 

[Justcrazy]

I am surprised .

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Delhi was never a historical Punjabi city.

The Punjabification of Delhi happened only after partition, when millions of Punjabi refugees made Delhi their home.

99% of refugees were from Peshawar in Delhi, refugees from Rawalpindi, Multan, Lahore settled in Indian Punjab.

Mainly Khatri clans like Kapoors.

 

[street cricketer]

So which is the highest ranked city in the subcontinent..

Colombo?

 

[proud_pakistani]

No way is Karachi 6th worst city to live in. You can't even count it as the worst city to live in Pakistan.

 

[big_gamer007]

So which is the highest ranked city in the subcontinent..

Colombo?

New Delhi is #46 and Mumbai #52.. Didn't see any sub continent city before these two.. So I think New Delhi is the best as per the list..

Below is the link you can scroll down to the bottom of the page to see complete list..

http://pages.eiu.com/rs/eiu2/images/EIU_BestCities.pdf

 

[big_gamer007]

New Delhi is #46 and Mumbai #52.. Didn't see any sub continent city before these two.. So I think New Delhi is the best as per the list..

Below is the link you can scroll down to the bottom of the page to see complete list..

http://pages.eiu.com/rs/eiu2/images/EIU_BestCities.pdf

Actually don't see Lahore Islamabad Bangalore chennai Colombo etc in the list.. They considered 70 cities and chose Karachi from pakistan? Haven't gone through full article but that seems to be the case..

 

[Syed1]

Sad but true. Karachi of 2008 wouldn't even have been on this list. Karachi of 2016 is a lidless gutter to be honest.

But as they say democracy is the best revenge. Jeay Bhutto. Awaam mar gayi bhooki piyasi leken Bhutto ab bhi zinda hai.

 

[anuk]

New Delhi is #46 and Mumbai #52.. Didn't see any sub continent city before these two.. So I think New Delhi is the best as per the list..

Below is the link you can scroll down to the bottom of the page to see complete list..

http://pages.eiu.com/rs/eiu2/images/EIU_BestCities.pdf

Dude that's a list from 2012 and it's not even the right list-Melbourne is nowhere to be found in the top 10 and it's hard to believe that Melbourne would go missing from the top 10 at any point in the last 2 decades.

 

[The_KING]

I'm surprised it isn't number 1 tbh.

 

[Thivagar]

Is crime and terrorism that high in Karachi? I had a friend from Karachi when I was in UK as per him Karachi didn't sound that bad as what this list suggests..

There are always nice parts of towns in every city. The rich has to live somewhere and people get used to it.

 

[shaz619]

Sad but true. Karachi of 2008 wouldn't even have been on this list. Karachi of 2016 is a lidless gutter to be honest.

But as they say democracy is the best revenge. Jeay Bhutto. Awaam mar gayi bhooki piyasi leken Bhutto ab bhi zinda hai.

I have visited Karachi many times and have been to majority cities in India to and I have to say that Karachi is paradise in comparison

 

[Bewal Express]

I have visited Karachi many times and have been to majority cities in India to and I have to say that Karachi is paradise in comparison

Are Indian cities that bad?

 

[Abdul]

The way the things are going at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised to see Karachi ranked 1st on this list in 2 or 3 years

 

[JaDed]

99% of refugees were from Peshawar in Delhi, refugees from Rawalpindi, Multan, Lahore settled in Indian Punjab.

Mainly Khatri clans like Kapoors.

Not really its area dependent ,tagore garden-tailak nagar(west delhi) had refugees from areas near Rawalpindi-(my mom's and dad's family)

 

[MSaad1237]

Jeay Bhutto and MQM ..

 

[shah_1]

Karachi’s dilemma

IT is a basic principle of representative democracy that citizens elect people who govern and serve the community and society at large. Inclusivity and the opportunity to control the agenda is what keeps voters’ faith and ensures their active participation in this ideal. Nonperforming parties or individuals can be voted out at the next election, thus giving a measure of control to every voter. Pakistan’s major cities — certainly all the provincial capitals barring one — are governed by these principles. The exception is Karachi.

The PPP has been running Karachi for the past eight years, and its lacklustre performance is glaring. The Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey ranks Karachi 202nd out of 230 cities, dropping 12 places since 2012. The Economist’s Intelligence Unit also puts it near the bottom; 134th out of 140 cities.

This is a regular feature of Pakistan’s largest city and commercial hub, a place that contributes half of the total revenue collected by the FBR and more than 20pc of the national output. You don’t need to rely on international rankings; the deplorable conditions of roads, mounds of uncollected waste, stagnant pools of un-drained rainwater and lack of development make it clear to any observer that Karachi is in steep and perceptible decline.

Sindh’s other cities share this same fate: malnutrition, child deaths, inadequate healthcare, derelict public schooling and crumbling law and order are just some of the issues that plague the province. But there is a key difference. Unlike Karachi, the people of interior Sindh chose those who run their cities.

In the last elections, whether for National Assembly, provincial or local governments, the PPP has been trounced in Karachi. It won a solitary National Assembly seat out of 20, and just five provincial seats out of 40. It was also beaten in the local body elections, in both the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and the district polls. The national and provincial assemblies’ results are similar to the previous election, thus making it clear that PPP has only the most tenuous of toeholds in Karachi.

And yet, due to the existing governance model, it has been in charge of Karachi’s affairs. The Sindh Local Government Act of 2013 was meant to devolve administrative powers to local councils, but instead made them subservient to the provincial government. The mayor’s position is a much watered down post, having none of the powers given to the nazim by the Local Governance Ordinance of 2001. This is in contrast to KP’s local government system, which gives autonomy to locally elected government officials.

Provincial representatives hold the city hostage.
The Sindh Assembly ensured that Karachi would be administered through the province by retaining civic entities such as Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Sindh Building Control Authority, Solid Waste Management Board and others. By doing so, it abrogated the responsibilities of the municipal bodies. For instance, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board has taken over the responsibility of solid waste collection from the KMC and, instead of local government representatives, the provincial chief minister is in charge of the city’s sanitation. Karachi’s overflowing gutters and garbage dumps can show how well this policy has worked.

Local government systems work — not because they are politically expedient but simply because they have shown to produce the desired results of direct democracy. Large cities (eg New York City and Chicago) are managed through local administrative bodies and the mayor has broad executive powers. Even natio*nal capitals (eg London) have powerful mayoral offices that ensure citizen participation in the functioning of the metropolis.

Mumbai — sometimes compared with Karachi in terms of key characteristics like population size — has a municipal commissioner who is appointed by the Maharashtra state’s government, but it is unthinkable for the state government to do so if it has virtually no representation in Mumbai.

The simple fact is that Karachi’s fate is being decided by voters who don’t live in the city and do not face the failures of the provincial government on a daily basis. Since officials are not tied to votes or answerable to the city’s people, there is great disconnect, which has translated into gross mismanagement and general malaise.

In a functioning democracy, the only means of redress is the vote. Recently, the BJP lost the state elections in Delhi and Bihar due to performance issues, the first blocks for Narendra Modi’s electoral juggernaut of empowered local voters. Nullify this power and you have a sham democracy in which people elected from other places have power over people who have actually booted them out.

Since the PPP leadership and voting patterns of interior Sindh are unlikely to change, Karachi faces a conundrum that is fast leading to an existential crisis.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1278172

 

[Third_Umpire]

Karachi is not an easy city to live in, but 6th worst is probably way too harsh. It has it's share of crime, pollution, chaos, infrastructure problems, but it is also a true megapolis of 20M plus, and is the financial hub of Pakistan. Definitely not an easy city to like for transplants, but for Karachiwalas, there is something addictive about the city that never escapes you. You almost revel in the chaos, and head to the beach to take a break.

Comparing it to the few Indian cities I've been to, it's very similar to Mumbai though probably a smaller, less happening version. But walking the streets in both cities feels very similar. It feels a little bigger than Delhi and Bangalore, but again less happening because Indian cities offer more in the way of nightlife. In Karachi you have to know where the nightlife is, and there it's as happening as anywhere else.

I will say that infrastructure (roads, etc) in general is better in Pakistani cities than Indian. Islamabad is an obvious outlier, but even Karachi and Lahore now feel pretty clean, except for the old neighborhoods (Saddar, etc). Probably a function of fewer people, and the fact that in Karachi at least, the sprawl is all new development (last 20 years).

 

[Square Drive]

I have visited Karachi many times and have been to majority cities in India to and I have to say that Karachi is paradise in comparison

What were you doing in India, Shazzy?

On topic yeah, sadly it's true.

 

[Abdullah719]

Karachi still among world’s 10 least liveable cities

Karachi has been named among the 10 least liveable cities in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) — the research and analysis division of the Economist Group — in The Global Liveability Index 2019 published on Wednesday.

Each year, the EIU gives 140 cities scores out of 100 on a range of factors, such as living standards, crime, transport infrastructure, access to education and healthcare, as well as political and economic stability.

This year, Karachi has been ranked 136th on the list — the fifth least liveable city in the world — only managing to fare better than Damascus in Syria, Lagos in Nigeria, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Tripoli in Libya. Other countries included in the list of the 10 least liveable cities include Caracas in Venezuela, Algiers in Algeria, Douala in Cameroon, Harare in Zimbabwe and Port Moresby in PNG.

Ranked on 136th position, Karachi's overall rating out of 100, which EIU stated was ideal, was 40.9, its stability rating was 20, healthcare 45.8, culture and environment 38.7, education 66.7 and infrastructure 51.8.

Karachi's ranking has improved by one spot in comparison to 2018 when it was listed on the 137th position.

For the first time, the index noted the effects of climate change on liveability, with Indian capital New Delhi and Egyptian capital Cairo plunging in the rankings to 118th and 125th place respectively due to "poor air quality, undesirable average temperatures and inadequate water provision".

"We expect problems relating to climate change to put increasing pressure on liveability scores in the coming years and for the number of cities affected to grow," Agathe Demarais of the EIU said.

Meanwhile, Austrian capital Vienna retained its ranking as the world's most liveable city. Vienna once again came ahead of Australia's Melbourne — which had held the top ranking for seven years until losing it to Vienna in 2018.

The top two were followed by Sydney, Osaka and Calgary.

Vienna — known for its convenient public transport, refreshing Alpine tap water and varied cultural life — scored 99.1 points out of 100, as it did last year.

"Western Europe and North America continue to be the most liveable regions in the world," the EIU said in a press release.

Europe claimed eight of the top 20 spots, with cities in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada making up the rest.

However, French city Paris, dropped six places to 25th due to the anti-government "yellow vest" protests — images of which went around the world.

Improvements in liveability that had taken place in emerging markets' cities in recent years —thanks to greater stability as well as better education and healthcare — "are under serious threat from an increasingly adverse climate," she said.

London and New York rank 48th and 58th respectively as they continue to struggle under the perceptions of the risk of crime and terrorism and overstretched infrastructure.

Karachi fourth lowest on safe cities ranking

In the EIU's Safe Cities Index 2019, Karachi was ranked 57th out of 60 with a score of 43.5.

Myanmar's capital Yangon, Caracas and Lagos were the three lowest rated cities on the ranking while Japan's capital Tokyo was the top ranking city.

The ranking, released on August 29, looks at digital, infrastructure, health and personal security. Karachi was ranked 52nd in digital security, 59th in health security, 55th in infrastructure security and 58th in personal security.

However, this year's ranking marks an improvement from 2017 when the metropolis was rated the lowest in the list of 60 cities.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1503471/karachi-still-among-worlds-10-least-liveable-cities

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

No way is Karachi 6th worst city to live in. You can't even count it as the worst city to live in Pakistan.

It's not, otherwise Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi wouldn't live there.

Obviously there will be some really outstanding parts of the city, matched by some really rundown areas which are no go areas.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

It's not, otherwise Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi wouldn't live there.

Obviously there will be some really outstanding parts of the city, matched by some really rundown areas which are no go areas.

Yup.

 

[Abdullah719]

Pollution levels are so bad. Felt like I was standing in a smoke chamber when I went out today