The Karachi Walla

Photos from Bina Shah Fan Page on Facebook and Text by The Karachi Walla One fine evening The Karachi Walla was passing by the Liberty Books branch near BBQ tonight and saw an enticing invitation to attend a reading session by Bina Shah. Obviously it was for free but there is always a moral pressure […]

Surreal. There is something with this setting which makes it surreal. The street in question is just another street at Regal Chowk, full of saddar-esque trash, dirt and overflowing sewerage water. There are shops selling everything from a transistor to the promise of a lustful life. There is not anything spectacular about this street. It […]

Aao faiz de geet sunaiye, Sohne faiz de lafz duhraiye, O Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, Pathan, Saare mil ke jashn manaiye. And boy did they come. There must have been concerns over participation by masses but it proved baseless. People flocked in numbers bringing their children along to what became an ideal family outing. CFD could […]

Mystifying. You can’t take your eyes off it. There is something about Sevakunj hostel which makes you curious. It inspires imagination. The curious and liberal spirit puts up the scene when Dawood College students lived here. The hostel provided inexpensive shelter to students from interior Sindh and beyond. They spent their evenings in the reading […]

Impressive. The Bungalow with the best view. Part of the DJ Science College. The Principal Bungalow reminds us of the days when Principal of a college was important enough to reside in such a marvelous bungalow. Chances are that you have not seen it before. Reason: It is overshadowed by magnificent DJ Science college building. […]