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City Portraits – Humaira Bachal – The light of Moach Goth, Karachi.

Photo and Text by SaFire: Find Original Post here Let me introduce you to twenty two year old Humaira Bachal. The first time I saw her was in the Heroes Session of the Rahbar Program of the Citizens Foundation (“TCF”). Rahbar is a program which focuses on the development of students studying in TCF schools as […]

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City Life – Story of a Sunset

Let’s bask in winter sunshine. Let’s feel the pinch of frost in evening breeze. The cold wave has hit the town and there is no better time than this to explore Karachi’s coastline. So rent a boat from Kemari and row to the Oyster Rocks. Land at the first rock. Reach to the top. See […]

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City Faith – Manghopir Shrine

Enroute our destination, a friend mentioned that the locality we were passing through was one of the most volatile in the city and a Gutter Baghicha activist was murdered here. “We are activist too”, I said. See the ‘Gutter Baghicha bachao’ sticker on the car.

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Photo Story – The Paths of Glory

The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave, Awaits alike th’ inevitable hour The paths of glory lead but to the grave. ~ An Elegy written in Country Churchyard Photo taken at Chowkandi Graveyard

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Photo Story – The Mubarak Village Girl

It would be better if you shrugged off this wicked veil It would be better if you used your beauty to cover yourself Your pale countenance, your dry lips, your anxiety, your fear It would be better if you drove away these from over your head This scarf that covers you is beautiful indeed It […]

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