Not a conventional bus ride. But a process of discovering Karachi which has been isolated. Kamila Shamsie once said that most of the novels she has judged for literary prizes talk about the sense of loss. The sense of loss makes you uneasy. It makes you share it. write it. speak it loud. out. You [...]

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Archaeological Treasure. Calm and Serene. An easy ride from the city centre. Banbhore is an airy getaway from cacophony of city life. The silence on the mound is deafening, occasionally interrupted by a tourist or a local villager’s footsteps. Located on the eastern bank of mighty Indus and present-day Gharo Creek, the ruins on the [...]

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Maximizing garage space by teaching children. A Simple Idea. Yet a powerful one. It may be a cliché but a person can make difference. Out of his or her garage. Neelum Colony is more of a stigma over glittering commercial avenues of Defence and Clifton. The area provides cheap shelter to workers and labours in [...]

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A Perfect Dhaba. Neat, Clean and Shinning. What is on the menu: Doodhpati, Baqarkhani, bun kabab, cholay, naan and more. This is Baba ka dhaba for you. Opposite South City Hospital’s entrance, at one end of the nursery, It has to be the most beautiful dhaba in Karachi. It is managed by a Baba thus [...]

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A Sad State of Affairs. There are times when you feel Paradise Point calling. You go back, expecting it to have evolved over years into a perfect getaway for Karachi wallas but No! The arch has gone and so has the infrastructure and fleeting optimism. The recreational area around the rocks look like a horror [...]

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Photo and Text by SaFire: Find Original Post here Let me introduce you to twenty two year old Humaira Bachal. The first time I saw her was in the Heroes Session of the Rahbar Program of the Citizens Foundation (“TCF”). Rahbar is a program which focuses on the development of students studying in TCF schools as [...]

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Let’s bask in winter sunshine. Let’s feel the pinch of frost in evening breeze. The cold wave has hit the town and there is no better time than this to explore Karachi’s coastline. So rent a boat from Kemari and row to the Oyster Rocks. Land at the first rock. Reach to the top. See [...]

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Enroute our destination, a friend mentioned that the locality we were passing through was one of the most volatile in the city and a Gutter Baghicha activist was murdered here. “We are activist too”, I said. See the ‘Gutter Baghicha bachao’ sticker on the car. Which Car? Our Car! No one spoke after that. We managed to [...]

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The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave, Awaits alike th’ inevitable hour The paths of glory lead but to the grave. ~ An Elegy written in Country Churchyard Photo taken at Chowkandi Graveyard Syndicated from: The Karachi Walla

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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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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. Syndicated from: The Karachi Walla

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