Squatting in Pakistan

Squatting in Pakistan is the occupation of unused land or derelict buildings without the permission of the owner.

Squatter areas in Pakistan are known as "bastis" or "katchi abadis" and low-income villages absorbed into cities are called "goths".

[3] Following the 1958 Pakistani coup d'état, the Pakistan Army ruled the country and changed the capital to Islamabad.

[1][3] There were also katchi abadis in other cities, for example Islamabad had 52 squatter areas in 2015, estimated to be housing over 100,000 people.

Karachi had 575 settlements, Hyderabad 408, Shaheed Benazirabad 144, Larkana 112, Sukkur 91 and Mirpurkhas 84.