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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City Nostalgia – Guide to Karachi
Credits: Guide to Karachi Below is the Guide to Karachi published for U.S. Soldiers who were stationed in Karachi during World War two. Karachi Goan Association Hall was turned into temporary barracks for these soldiers. Also attached is the menu for the soldiers.
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.
City Notebook – Lunar Eclipse Watch
Lunar Eclipse was visible in Karachi from seven to nine yestrday. It was awe-inspiring. It was beautiful. Such astronomical events put the context back in order. ‘Looking up into the night sky is looking into infinity – distance is incomprehensible and therefore meaningless’*. The way our worries and ambition are. In the larger context. The […]
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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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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