The Karachi Walla

Romanticizing Saddar Eateries. Cafe Mubarak appears dim lit, uninviting and ordinary from the intersection of busy Garden road in front of IBA city campus but this is not the case once you enter. You instantly connect with the place. This is sort of place you have heard your parents talking about. Those chai khanas and [...]

One of the many arteries of Empress Market. Kite Sellers Section is an anomaly in this hyper-mart. Kite Sellers have consolidated at the entrance facing infamous Rainbow center. Colorful and Comprehensive, The Kite Shops sell all local types of Kite you could imagine; Standard Square shaped, Oval shaped, Challaydar, Lukhnow Cut and Tailwali kites. Further [...]

One of many arteries of Empress Market. The Butcher section at Empress reminds us that Empress Market might be the first hyper mart of the region with separate portions for each category of common household needs. The butcher section however is in the most dire state right now. The roof is tearing apart. Situation on [...]

A Perfect Dhaba. Neat, Clean and Shinning. What is on the menu: Doodhpati, Baqarkhani, bun kabab, cholay, naan and more. This is Baba ka dhaba for you. Opposite South City Hospital’s entrance, at one end of the nursery, It has to be the most beautiful dhaba in Karachi. It is managed by a Baba thus [...]

A Sad State of Affairs. There are times when you feel Paradise Point calling. You go back, expecting it to have evolved over years into a perfect getaway for Karachi wallas but No! The arch has gone and so has the infrastructure and fleeting optimism. The recreational area around the rocks look like a horror [...]