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City Walk – Balcony Watch

Balcony Watch. A frivolous activity in a world running at a maddening pace. Karachi Walla has ostrich like behavior in face of reality therefore falls for these balconies time and again. Who lives there? Why don’t they care? I feel like climbing the stairs and plea the residents. These balconies are dying a slow painful [...]

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Karachi Life – Buying books at Regal Chowk

Surreal. There is something with this setting which makes it surreal. The street in question is just another street at Regal Chowk, full of saddar-esque trash, dirt and overflowing sewerage water. There are shops selling everything from a transistor to the promise of a lustful life. There is not anything spectacular about this street. It [...]

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City Landmarks – The Mitharam Hostel

The Manifestation of an Idea by an Educationist ending up as barracks. A Case of Wrong Priorities. A Tragic Irony. Originally built to accommodate students of DJ Science College, It ended up housing Rangers. It saved it from possible demolition, hence a Tragic Irony. But not without its consequences. The building is enduring a slow [...]

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City Landmarks – The Freemasons Lodge

Jaadu Ghar. An Enigma. A Masterpiece of Masonry. Well, no surprises here. Perhaps you would expect such high standards for a temple of Freemasonry. Jaadu Ghar as common people knew it, continue puzzling many even now. Crossing from Zainab market crossroad on your way to Arts Council, you must have seen it zillion of times. [...]

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Karachi Landmarks – Behram Bagh

Ruined. Plundered for years. A landmark enduring monumental negligence. Jahangir Park is part of history being erased slowly and painfully. Old tour guides used to mark the place as a must go. Not anymore. The Jahangir Park was donated by Khan Bahadur Behramji Jehangirji Raj Kot Wale in 1883. A fountain was built in the [...]

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