The Karachi Walla

What I saw during Ramazan. A collection of photos and videos from Karachi Walla’s daily trips to Karachi’s old quarters during Ramazan.

[Somewhere over the rainbow in Karachi] Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true. Someday I’ll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds […]

Thanks to Sami Shah (who recently tweeted link to the attachment) we are able to see this rare piece of the coverage of Beatles short transit time at Karachi airport.

Majestic but embracing slow painful death. Duarte Mansion’s grandeur is marginalized by dirt, broken windows, wires and illegal construction around. Duarte Mansion is a proud contribution of small but cultured Goan community living in Karachi for decades. It was not only a landmark of magnificence of Victorian era architecture but also of the diversity and […]

Stunning and well preserved. Close to Zainab Market hustle bustle, Holy Trinity Church is a peaceful 18th century church which is functional to date but hardly known to non-Christians. It is sorrounded by big bad walls which keep enthusiasts away. The Karachi Walla knew this building for long but it took decades to get to […]