A pleasent surprise. What a pleasant surprise. Finding Our Lady of Fatima sandwiched between Reno Center and Gul Plaza is such a pleasant surprise. Our generation has seen a state of M. A. Jinnah road which would have made Karachiites of yore sick. The road which made a vibrant art gallery once is turning into […]
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City Walk – Around Max Denso Hall
It’s always a pleasure to walk leisurely on M.A.Jinnah road. Its a luxury which you can afford only on a Sunday morning though. Walking around Max Denso Hall intersection in particular is an utter delight. Jehangir Kothari building, Max Denso Hall, Mandiwala building and Mercantile Cooperative Bank Building represent an era of Karachi which is […]
City Walk – Balcony Watch
Balcony Watch. A frivolous activity in a world running at a maddening pace. The Karachi Walla has ostrich like behavior in face of reality therefore falls for these balconies time and again. Who lives there? Why don’t they care? I feel like climbing the stairs and plea the residents. These balconies are dying a slow […]
City Secret – Hello Mr. Władysław Turowicz
A Polish hero who defended Lahore in 1965 war. The Pioneer of SUPARCO. Rocket Missile Man of Pakistan. A Polish who chose Karachi as his eternal abode. Here is a toast to Władysław Turowicz. Here is a toast to Karachi’s diversity. Spare sometime and say hello to him. He rests in peace at Gora Qabrustan.
City Walk – Finding Magain Shalome
Unthinkable. Have you ever considered being friends with a Jew. Visiting a Synangogue from inside. That too, in Karachi. The construction of Magain Shalome Synagogue epitomized good old Karachi’s diversity and tolerance. Its destruction epitomized parochialism and intolernace prevalent now. The sense of loss is not only felt by once Karachite jews but by many […]
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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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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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City Landmarks – Amchem Goa
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Anonymous: Any contact number, no body picking up landline number
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sziqbal: What a beautiful homage to nostalgia, to the days long gone, to the mystical childhood, to the times, the people,…
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