Owais Mughal Building on the first part of this exploration, today we will focus on the Sheedi Jaat festival celebrated by Afro-Pakistanis at Manghopir and also the Sulphur Springs Public Baths. The image to the right shows live feeding of Manghopir crocodiles circa 1870s. Karachi has a sizable population of people of African origin. They […]

Adil Najam Was Waheed Murad was the very first ‘heart throb’ and ‘super star’ of Pakistan? Cricketers Fazal Mahmood and Merry Max (Maqsood Ahmad) certainly had their groupies well before Waheed Murad, but they were ‘niche stars’. The phenomenon called Waheed Murad took the country by storm – across class and across locations – and […]

Guest Post by Awab Alvi (Teeth Maestro) I have recently come across a few interesting facts regarding the pay scale and fringe benefits enjoyed by each member of our National Assembly (here). It is more than you might expect. Rs. 32,000,000 per MNA per year; or Rs.8,54,40,000,000 5,47,20,000,000 for all 534 342 MNAs for the […]