The Karachi Walla

It was a privilege to be inside Shahid Sajjad’s personal space which is situated somewhere in PECHS neighborhood. A surreal setting of pulleys, chimneys, chains, sculptures, stoves, kettles, kilns and other stuff which I could not identify. This is where he created some of his most prized work. Shahid Sajjad, left his home in Lahore […]

The Karachi Walla was at Aamir Habib’s, the talented Karachi based sculptor. His personal space is situated somewhere in Clifton Block 2. A visual artist essentially, Aamir has graduated from Indus Valley School with specialization in Sculpture and Photography. He has exhibited his work in some of leading local galleries such as Canvas Gallery, Koel […]

“And that’s Zia Mohiuddin’s office. Would you like to say hello to him” I was at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and Fawad Khan, a talented actor and a proud graduate of NAPA was showing me around. Gregory Thompson, a British theater director who was in Karachi to direct Shakespeare’s THE WINTER’S TALE in […]

The Karachi Walla was at an abandoned house in Cosmopolitan Coloney behind Quaid’s mazaar. The owner had passed away and the house was up for sale. Soon it will be brought down along with the beautiful backyard. The deceased owner’s collection of books and vinyl records will be up for sale but the backyard will […]

The Karachi Walla has visited Frere Hall umpteen times but never had a chance to climb the stairs to the wooden rostrum inside the main hall. Supposedly from there, town hall gatherings were addressed. Also you could have a look at Sadequain’s mural much closely. Even if these were not good enough reasons, wanted to […]