The Karachi Walla

A perfect hideout. far from ever increasing pollution. from fast widening telecom range. from disgusting commercialization. and from ever present branding. It may not qualify as a Karachi Area technically but who cares. With due respect to Pitras, Karachi may well become a country soon. with a capital called Pakistan.

KFC, Bata, Chottani Jewelers, English Boot House, Sputnik Footwear, Alimson Footwear, Optico, Atif Optical Store and Fitrite. Make sure to take your eyes off these distractions when you visit Zebunisa street next time. Rather spare time to have a look at the magnificent landmark currently known as Ideal Life Assurance Building. However it was inaugurated […]

Heavily Crowded. Severely Polluted. Revered like a shrine. Often used as a jumping pad by suicidals. The Native Jetty Bridge is in true sense people’s landmark. A daily ritual of feeding Kites, pigeons and crows has been going on for ages. The ritual could be as old as the history of the bridge itself. Who […]

Magnificent. Carefully detailed. Strategically placed. First major building in Karachi which was built in Italianate style. The Eduljee Dinshaw Charitable Dispensary is not only a classical landmark but a reminder of Karachi’s religious and ethnic diversity.

Photos by Mohsin and Text by The Karachi Walla. Red bricks. Fallen leaves. Blossoming Amaltas. Rusting garden tools. Green hedges and winding ditches. Date palms pregnant with sweetest of dates. Disappearing paint on the canvas of a backyard wall. A secret window full of promises. Radiant bloom of evergreen bougainvillea. Cracking sound of jammed backyard […]