Beyond the Notice: Human Stories Behind Urban Evictions in Islamabad
Recent eviction notices issued in parts of Islamabad, including informal settlements in and around Sector H-9, have raised serious humanitarian concerns for thousands of residents who now face the possibility of losing their homes within a very short period of time. For many families, these settlements are not temporary spaces but places where they have lived for years, built communities, and struggled to sustain their livelihoods.
This session aims to look beyond official notices and legal procedures to understand the human side of urban displacement. What happens to families when they are asked to relocate on short notice? How do issues of housing, poverty, legality and urban development intersect? And how can societies balance the requirements of city planning with compassion for vulnerable populations?
An important conversation on shelter, responsibility and the human cost of urban change.
About the Speakers:
- Harris Khalique
(Civil Society Activist, Secretary General of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) - Munizae Jahangir
(Journalist, Member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) - Tariq Mehmood Ghouri
(Human Rights and Minority Rights Advocate — Moderator)
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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