Lawrence in Karachi Photo Credits: T.E. Lawrence Studies An unlikely Karachi walla. T.E. Lawrence, or more famously, Lawrence of Arabia spent more than a year at Drigh Road in Karachi. Lawrence was posted at Royal Air Force Depot at Drigh Road in 1927 and served there until May 1928. The station was used as a […]
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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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