First rain of the monsoon. Right in the middle of a working day, right in the middle of a working week. Instead of focusing on a career and a love life (notice no adjectives or qualifiers here for the fear of a hint), the karachi walla spent the evening on a 12 feet high watch […]
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City Walk – Discovering Karachi in 360 minutes
“..I am wondering if you’d be willing/able to maybe spend a day with me in the city showing me some of Karachi’s interesting spots..” It’s been a while that I have been out in the street. A gentle request to show around made me calculate the schedule to explore Karachi in 360 minutes. We started […]
Photo Story – Tribute to the Deceased
Tribute to a friend who was shot dead few days back in Karachi. The feelings have toned down over time. From anger to despair, from despair to indifference. Such is life. We will meet another day. Inshallah. God willing.
City Landmarks – KPT Observatory
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 […]
City Landmarks – Cant Station
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 […]
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City Landmarks – Goan Association Hall
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City Secret – Polish Connection
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City Landmarks – Aram Bagh
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City Life – Cycling with Critical Mass
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City Shopping – Kite Sellers Street at Empress
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City Food – Kavita Ka Dhaba
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Nostalgia – Aab-e-gum
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City Landmarks – Coach Emad Football Academy, Singo Lane, Lyari
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City Portraits – A. Rohani, Painter, Patel Pada
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City Culture – Hussain’s vinyl collection
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Anonymous: Do you know the name of that officer? Do you know if his relatives are still living somewhere in Pakistan?…
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