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City Landmarks – Ruins of Banbhore

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 […]

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City Landmarks – The Garage School

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.

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City Landmarks – Paradise Point

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 […]

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City Landmarks – Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital

Who was Richmond Crawford? Who was Lady Nanette Constantine? What is PAWS? Well, all of them have one thing in common. They were/are fond of animals and represent different generations which carried the flag for our ‘agreeable friends’ in Karachi. Let’s talk about them one by one.

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City Landmarks – People’s Stadium Lyari

Pakistan’s Biggest Football Stadium. Lyari’s Pride. A lot of us wonder why Lyari? But where else? Lyari has 162 football clubs. And guns of lyari stop for nothing else but the love of football. People’s stadium is a landmark marking Lyari’s passion for the beautiful game.

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