“Let’s stop and see Lady Dufferin?” My escort suddenly got excited and insisted that we make a stop. We have been driving for past one hour on and around MA ...
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City Landmarks – The Eduljee Dinshaw Charitable Dispensary (Addendum)
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City Shopping – Antique Market in Saddar
A definite treasure trove. A walk down the memory lane. A refuge ...
City Landmarks – Karachi’s largest Cross
Gora Qabrustan is a personal favorite. And now it is home to ...
Symphony city – discovering Karachi’s oldest music shops
[originally published at Dawn.com] Karachi has a distinct soul. While the thriving ...
City Faith – Happy Night at Shri Swami Narayan
Karachi Walla’s happy night out. After an uneventful day at work, I ...
City Shopping – Thomas & Thomas
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City Walk – Around Marwari Lines
An instant favorite. Despite all the troubles a low income neighborhood in Karachi harbors, such as filth, garbage, sewerage water and traffic. But there is warmth in people, a distinct taste in roadside food and character in buildings that make this area special. Marwari Lines or Gazdarabad is a neighborhood in Saddar Town, which has […]
City Landmarks – St. Andrews
St. Andrews takes your breath away. An oasis among the urban jungle and madness. The area around the church is one of the most polluted in Karachi thanks to humongous traffic, negligence of authorities and our collective apathy. Jehangir park has been converted into a dumping ground and refuge for heroin addicts while rest of […]
City Landmarks – Beech Wali Masjid
People in Marwari Lines claim that Beech Wali Masjid was built 250 years ago, making it the oldest mosque in the city. It certainly is one of the most active mosques in the city. The streets in the Marwari Lines are one of the narrowest you will ever find in Karachi. The congested neighborhood and […]
Seaview – Take a look in the kaleidoscope!
There are not many public spaces in Karachi where one could experience Karachi’s diversity in its essence. Thank Lord for the Seaview, One of the few stretches in Karachi where the coastline is still open for public and you don’t have to use your social connections to get entry into. Therefore you find all kind […]
City Life – Twilight in Karachi
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 – 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 Portraits – Humaira Bachal – The light of Moach Goth, Karachi.
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City Walk – Around Marwari Lines
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City Landmarks – St. Andrews
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City Landmarks – Beech Wali Masjid
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Seaview – Take a look in the kaleidoscope!
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City Life – Twilight in Karachi
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Anonymous: Karachi as I knew..
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Hammad Rais: Night life of old Karachi, brilliantly captured.
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Hasan: I want to join Cycling in Karachi, preferably DHA Clifton, with my team, if any family ride available in coming…
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