Showing posts with label Karachi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karachi. Show all posts
Saturday, 25 March 2023

Of funeral parlours and Pakistani handicrafts

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I visited a traditional handicraft shop in Karachi, Pakistan a few days ago. It was a typical upmarket "ethnic' handicraft shop o...
Thursday, 19 January 2023

Searching for Pakistan's Jewish heritage: Karachi's Jewish Cemetery

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At Pakistan's Independence in 1947, the country's Jewish community numbered between 1,000 – 2,500, with most residing in the port ci...
Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Karachi: Pakistan’s orphan without a guardian

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On a trip to Karachi during the summer monsoon season 2019 the Federal Government made loud promises about cleaning up Karachi (and its ...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017

What am I doing in Tando Allahyar? That's in rural Sindh (Pakistan) in case you didn't know!

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Almost one million people live in Tando Allahyar district located in Pakistan's Sindh province. One million is not a small number bu...
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Thursday, 12 October 2017

Karachi as related through short stories

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Like any large urban metropolitan area Karachi has a little of everything: wealth, diversity, excitement, danger, humanity, crime and a ...
Saturday, 2 September 2017

The 786 Cybercafe: book review

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Bina Shah's book was a nostalgic read for me. As a (Singaporean) Karachite the novel's setting in late 1990s Karachi was a remind...
Friday, 20 February 2015

Mohatta Palace Museum: a cultural oasis

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Karachi may be Pakistan's largest city and commercial capital but it is a relatively new city. Karachi's newness was underscored...
Monday, 12 January 2015

Islam’s front line is not in Europe or Ulema: time to catch up with your flock

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After the recent spate of attacks by Islamic extremists in Europe many have suggested the international media mans the front line ag...
Friday, 21 February 2014

Karachi, history and Pakistan's mighty Indus River

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In Pakistan the mighty Indus River historically nourishes life around the country. To Singaporeans, the river may not be important eno...
Monday, 3 June 2013

Reflections from Pakistan XI: Islamabad is a foreign city

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Islamabad is Pakistan's custom built capital. A city built on an empty piece of land during the 1960s. Until recently, Pakistanis ...
Monday, 20 May 2013

Sharif’s enviable tasks for Pakistan

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With Pakistan's elections out of the way , Pakistanis are eagerly anticipating two things sorely missed during the last five year...
Thursday, 7 February 2013

Reflections from Pakistan IX: Lahore and the 1971 Indo-Pak War

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From Pakistan's agricultural heartland of Multan , I travelled to Lahore. As a die-hard Karachite, Lahore always evokes mixed feel...