Pictures of the Day: Architectural Neglect

Posted on September 21, 2006
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Guest Post by Raza Rumi I have been meaning to add to the ATP discussion on the architecture of the 7 (or is it 5?) -star hotel (here, here and here). Pakistan’s recent financial-isation and commercialization of its aesthetics is saddening. I am reminded of this beautiful verse in urdu: Ek ham hain liya apni […]

The Story of Karachi

Posted on September 15, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi Karachi has a wonderful history that is neither discussed nor celebrated as much as the history of Mughal Lahore (see ATP post here). As we saw from the earlier ATP post on ‘whistling’ in Karachi (here), there is much interest in this, certainly from me. As someone who grew up in Karachi, the […]

Picture of the Day: A Taj Mahal for Islamabad

Posted on September 6, 2006
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Adil Najam I know. I know. Enough of this already. Let’s move on now to something else. Things more important. That was exactly my thought too. Until I saw this full page advert in today’s Dawn. Then, I could not resist. Look at the tag-line at the top: “The Dilemma of Ustad Isa and Atkins.” […]

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