Some Karachi attractions
While working for a Swiss firm I had the opportunity to welcome several foreigners to Karachi and after taking care of company matters during the day would take them sightseeing…
A Safari in Karachi
There is an alarming increase in the number of some species of animals that dominate the landscape in Karachi. This includes both the flying types and those that grace the…
Corruption, crime, chaos, Karachi
On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it welcomed all into its magnanimous fold. Today,…
Ambulances for Karachi
THE global medical fraternity unanimously agrees that providing pre-hospital care to patients can save many lives. In India’s state of Tamil Nadu, the 108 emergency transportation service, launched in 2008,…
Karachi diary
FOR a city this dynamic — it is the hub of commercial and business activity in the country — and for a city this size, Karachi’s infrastructure is poor. This…
Karachi’s historical culture
THE urban centres of Pakistan are investing heavily in developing real estate but are neglecting the humanistic infrastructure that makes cities livable. The investors of capitalistic pursuits are focusing on…
Sleepless in Karachi
WHEN I moved to Hanoi in 2008 to work at a newspaper as a copy editor, my toughest challenge was readjusting my meal timings. Our shifts began at 2pm, ended…
Decorating Karachi
IN a recent meeting, Sindh’s caretaker chief minister expressed his resolve to ‘beautify’ Karachi. Addressing bureaucrats, heads of civic agencies and architects, he spoke about the poor state of the…
Can PPP deliver in Karachi?
IT will be for the Election Commission and/or the courts to rule on the legitimacy of the election to the office of the mayor of Karachi this week, but what…
Karachi’s biophilia
‘BIOPHILIA’, a concept coined by Harvard naturalist Dr Edward O. Wilson, encapsulates the intrinsic human tendency to be drawn to life and lifelike processes. This inclination involves a profound connection,…
