The Karachi Walla

Biting the Dust. KPT Observatory is falling apart slowly. We live under financially poor and aesthetically void setup. A building ceases to attract funds once it stops serving economic interest. It is the case with KPT Observatory in Manora. Not much is known publicly about the small but aesthetically pleasing structure which is in shambles […]

Blast from the Past. Cant Station ignites Nostalgia. Whoever has seen good days of Railways would immediately connect with the place. Hustling bustling Platform, Hard to bargain Qolis, Small shops selling popular Digests, Dressed up Ticket Checkers and Chabri wallas are all part of the childhood memories. Yousfi sb farmate hein ke bachpan mein Train […]

Submarine or Punjab Coloney Chowk has become one notorious place. The Karachi Walla was robbed off a Rs. 2000 phone not long time ago here. I was waiting for the signal to turn green when two armed people knocked on the window and asked for the mobile phone. I obliged. Therefore I was little apprehensive […]

One of the seven famous saints protecting Karachi from cyclones. Hazrat Syed Shah Hassan. Supposed to be a contemporary of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi. Not much is known about him. The text on the board was not much helpful either. It has been painted and repainted again and again causing The Karachi Walla migraine in […]

“The Last Word” has moved from the basement of Hot Spot at Khayaban-e-Tauheed to Roadside Cafe behind Boat Basin. Hotspot Cafe has been closed down after a fire broke out due to short circuit. So I have heard. Roadside Cafe has been a wise choice. The Karachi Walla is set to benefit from the decision […]