The Karachi Walla

Archaeological Treasure. Calm and Serene. An easy ride from the city centre. Banbhore is an airy getaway from cacophony of city life. The silence on the mound is deafening, occasionally interrupted by a tourist or a local villager’s footsteps. Located on the eastern bank of mighty Indus and present-day Gharo Creek, the ruins on the […]

Maximizing garage space by teaching children. A Simple Idea. Yet a powerful one. It may be a cliché but a person can make difference. Out of his or her garage.

A Perfect Dhaba. Neat, Clean and Shinning. What is on the menu: Doodhpati, Baqarkhani, bun kabab, cholay, naan and more. This is Baba ka dhaba for you. Opposite South City Hospital’s entrance, at one end of the nursery, It has to be the most beautiful dhaba in Karachi. It is managed by a Baba thus […]

A Sad State of Affairs. There are times when you feel Paradise Point calling. You go back, expecting it to have evolved over years into a perfect getaway for Karachi wallas but No! The arch has gone and so has the infrastructure and fleeting optimism. The recreational area around the rocks look like a horror […]

Photo and Text by SaFire: Find Original Post here Let me introduce you to twenty two year old Humaira Bachal. The first time I saw her was in the Heroes Session of the Rahbar Program of the Citizens Foundation (“TCF”). Rahbar is a program which focuses on the development of students studying in TCF schools as […]