Islamabad Demolitions Expand Slum Displacement Near Bari Imam Shrine
In Islamabad’s Bari Imam area, a winter–spring demolition razed hundreds of homes and shops, displacing about 50,000 people from informal settlements as redevelopment pushes advance; residents say compensation and relocation promises were inadequate, and a 16-year-old died blocking a bulldozer at a roadside shop.