Why have Lahore's Public Spaces Disappeared and What Can We Do about this?

Hello and Welcome to Let's Talk Pakistan! This episode is the second in a new biweekly series, "Humanity, Social Justice, & Lahore", where host Hassaan Ul Haq and Hashid Sarfaraz are discussing accessibility in Lahore.

Hashid Sarfaraz is a Senior Project Officer-Urban Planning and Architecture, and he will be with us for the rest of the series, giving us an informed perspective on the topics at hand.

In this episode we touched upon several topics (in no order):

1. What are Public Spaces and what would be some examples in Lahore and abroad (e.g. Al-Azhar Park) today?

2. What are the reasons for the disappearance of Public Spaces?

3. What is happening to Parks, Libraries, and Bazaars in Pakistan?

4. Gentrification of Public Spaces (Case in Point: Empress Market Karachi)

5. W ...