The Karachi Walla

I quite like the looks of mangroves but I never realized that a trip down the forest could well become the best outing in Karachi I had in years. The boat ride captured below in pictures is 35 minutes long and it takes you through the swirling wonderland of Karachi mangroves. You can book it […]

Now that torrential rain has hit Karachi, Radio and TV stations quickly switched to their routine monsoon rants. Radio started playing an old famous song in which the singer suggested her beloved to take a day off and spend it with her. A mischeivous looking plan was detailed out later in the song. TV stations […]

A lot of people whine about western funding for promoting Sufism and a tolerant (western as some ‘ll protest) brand of Islam. I can empathize with them. It is a valid concern. We have a history of misadventures; Petro-Riyal funded institutions have tarnished ethos of a tolerant society for long and a knee-jerk reaction or […]

I have crossed over Metropole/Avari tower signal zillion of times but in the rush to reach some place or another; I never noticed the grand house on Fatima Bonus road (the one barricaded by Army) until recently. I was told that it belonged to Mr. Jinnah. I tried looking for its history online as soon […]

Yes! we finally have water sports in Karachi. The place is called Dog Island which is not a Pakistani answer to Langkawi or Sentosa Island but certainly has potential to become a tourist spot. The island itself is pretty close to DHA coastline (Golf Club to be specific) but Adventure Water Sports (The enterprenueral venture) […]