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City Landmarks – Tit Bit Book Stall

An important piece of History. A destination once popular with convent students and pulp fiction readers. Tit Bit may have changed hands but the challenges remain the same. The Saddar landscape has changed. For the worse. Daudpota Road, on which Tit Bit is located is a nightmare to travel on during the day. A combination […]

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City Hangouts – Cafe Mubarak

Romanticizing Saddar Eateries. Cafe Mubarak appears dim lit, uninviting and ordinary from the intersection of busy Garden road in front of IBA city campus but this is not the case once you enter. You instantly connect with the place. This is sort of place you have heard your parents talking about. Those chai khanas and […]

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City Nostalgia – Romanticizing Mrs. Kennedy in Karachi

This one hell of a lovely woman was in Karachi one day. The stunning non-imperial princess, a darling of American commoner, won as many hearts during her brief visit to Karachi as she did elsewhere in the world. Omar Kureishi introduced her perfectly to Karachites in his write-up for DAWN, “Jacqueline Kennedy was America’s sweetheart, not in […]

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City Shopping – Kite Sellers Street at Empress

One of the many arteries of Empress Market. Kite Sellers Section is an anomaly in this hyper-mart. Kite Sellers have consolidated at the entrance facing infamous Rainbow center. Colorful and Comprehensive, The Kite Shops sell all local types of Kite you could imagine; Standard Square shaped, Oval shaped, Challaydar, Lukhnow Cut and Tailwali kites. Further […]

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City Shopping – The Butcher Section at Empress

One of many arteries of Empress Market. The Butcher section at Empress reminds us that Empress Market might be the first hyper mart of the region with separate portions for each category of common household needs. The butcher section however is in the most dire state right now. The roof is tearing apart. Situation on […]

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