// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie Pakistan’s biggest cities are growing upward and outward, but they are not growing wiser. Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad are becoming hotter, noisier, more flood-prone, and more stressful to live in, even when new flyovers, new housing schemes, and new commercial plazas look impressive from above. We are building more, yet many families feel less secure in the most basic ways: safe air to breathe, tolerable indoor temperatures, reliable