What I saw during Ramazan. A collection of photos and videos from Karachi Walla’s daily trips to Karachi’s old quarters during Ramazan.
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City Landmarks – St. Andrews
St. Andrews takes your breath away. An oasis among the urban jungle ...
City Landmarks – The Eduljee Dinshaw Charitable Dispensary (Addendum)
The Karachi Walla was looking for the abandoned reading room in Jehangir ...
City Shopping – Antique Market in Saddar
A definite treasure trove. A walk down the memory lane. A refuge ...
City Faith – Karachi’s largest Cross
Gora Qabrustan is a personal favorite. And now it is home to ...
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City Faith – St. George Church, Kemari
The construction on Karachi port took place in 1850s. Most of the stone structures that you see in Kemari these days were part of the developments that took place at that time. Some of them were used as Karachi Port offices – Mules Mansion for instance – and some were used for housing custom officers […]
City Landmarks – Roxy Cinema
“The texture that you see here, it cannot be created on a set. It is something extraordinary.” I am at Roxy cinema with a filmmaker who is evaluating different locations for a project. The first thing that he notices and talks about is the texture of the building and what’s in there; the still life […]
City Landmarks – Kakri Ground
Some people might have this misconception that Defence and Clifton are the most happening parts of the town. Lyari trumps them both any given day. It is as if we are comparing Morata with Salah on current form for their respective clubs. A lot of people that I have acquainted with recently in Lyari have […]
City Walk – Around Old Slaughterhouse, Lyari
The Dark side of the city. The Old Slaughterhouse was one of the worst hit areas during infamous gang wars of Lyari. You can see it on the walls. You can sense it on the faces. Old Slaughterhouse has been home to Hindus and Christian workers of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation for almost a century now. […]
City Landmarks – Bedil Library, Sharfabad, Bahadurabad
Had Ghalib found himself in present day Karachi, he probably would have taken refuge in Bedil Library. At a walking distance from Char Minar Chowrangi,the library on second floor of Sharafabad Community hall transports you to a different era when people had different priorities and sensitivities. The library is named after Abdul Qadir Bedil, Persian […]
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City Landmarks – Goan Association Hall
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City Secret – Polish Connection
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City Landmarks – The Mitharam Hostel
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City Landmarks – Aram Bagh
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City Life – Cycling with Critical Mass
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City Faith – St. George Church, Kemari
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City Landmarks – Roxy Cinema
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City Landmarks – Kakri Ground
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City Walk – Around Old Slaughterhouse, Lyari
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City Landmarks – Bedil Library, Sharfabad, Bahadurabad
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A Photo A Week Challenge – Over 100 Years Old – Blog of Hammad Rais: […] City Landmarks – Edward House and Victoria mansion […]
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