The Karachi Walla

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

What I saw during Ramazan. A collection of photos and videos from Karachi Walla’s daily trips to Karachi’s old quarters during Ramazan.

“When was it closed?” “Yeh badbakht 10 saal pehle band hua tha”, the roadside vendor replied Its not financial challenge but our collective apathy towards heritage and arts and crafts in general which has caused single screen cinemas to run out of business. The growth in trading activities around the port area fueled the conversion […]