Akhtiar Khokhar

Akhtiar Khokhar

Special Correspondent

Akhtiar Khokhar is a one of the karachi-based senior journalists. He has been doing investigative reporting for Pakistan's mainstream print and electronic media for the past 33 years, especially highlighting corruption and bad governance in government institutions and development projects.

Forests in peril as Sindh land mafia targets 2,000 acres of protected land
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Forests in peril as Sindh land mafia targets 2,000 acres of protected land

Nukta investigates claims of a powerful Sindh land mafia allegedly converting protected forest land into private hands

Karachi’s PKR 1.5B People’s Square stands empty
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Karachi’s PKR 1.5B People’s Square stands empty

Once meant as a modern public space, Karachi’s People’s Square now stands empty despite heavy investment

Karachi’s BRT Red Line project plagued by delays, rising costs
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Karachi’s BRT Red Line project plagued by delays, rising costs

Karachi’s 23-km BRT Red Line is just 37% complete, costs $600M, and faces delays to December 2027 amid disputes and mismanagement

How Sindh’s neonatal center is changing child healthcare in Pakistan
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How Sindh’s neonatal center is changing child healthcare in Pakistan

Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) offers free advanced neonatal care to help reduce nearly 700 preventable newborn deaths each day

Karachi's Hawke's Bay housing scheme: 57,000 families waiting after 36 years of delays
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Karachi's Hawke's Bay housing scheme: 57,000 families waiting after 36 years of delays

Authorities collected over PKR 8 billion but never provided basic utilities

Sindh government seizes 355 residential plots, transfers them to industry
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Sindh government seizes 355 residential plots, transfers them to industry

Plots worth nearly PKR 2 billion were reallocated without approval from local governing body