I have crossed over Metropole/Avari tower signal zillion of times but in the rush to reach some place or another; I never noticed the grand house on Fatima Bonus road (the one barricaded by Army) until recently. I was told that it belonged to Mr. Jinnah. I tried looking for its history online as soon […]
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City Walk – Exploring The Dog Island
Yes! we finally have water sports in Karachi. The place is called Dog Island which is not a Pakistani answer to Langkawi or Sentosa Island but certainly has potential to become a tourist spot. The island itself is pretty close to DHA coastline (Golf Club to be specific) but Adventure Water Sports (The enterprenueral venture) […]
City Life – Visiting Holy Swords
Since childhood I associated Teen Talwar with Jinnah’s motto of Unity, Faith and Discipline. I had this conviction so strong that I never noticed vanishing ink over white marble. It went so well. Three Founding Prinicples of the nation. Three Swords.
City Culture – Birth of Pakistan
I heard about Citzen Archive of Pakistan (CAP) first when they visited Lums to recruit volunteers. Their project sounded interesting but a lot of people including me could not visualize the end result of their initiative. It was only yesterday that I experienced their dream in a stunning exhibition at Mahotta Palace. The exhibition is […]
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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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