By Bilal Zuberi What is common to My Space, Facebook, Friendster, Del.icio.us or Six Apart? These are all one form or the other of a new internet phenomena: Social Networking. These websites have managed to attract millions of people daily, and have made hundreds of millions of dollars for their 20+ years old founders, the […]
By Bilal Zuberi Over dinner sometime last week, conversation turned to an apparent lack of reading culture in Pakistan. Participants questioned if anybody went to the bookstores any more, and why Urdu bazaars in large cities remained largely deserted until the school seasons came (though I was told Lahore now has some nice book stores). […]
By Bilal Zuberi Karachiites know donkey cart races well. I have myself witnessed them on many different streets in the city, from Sharah-e-Faisal to the main Univeristy Road. Amin Gulgee has even erected a monument to celebrate the city’s interesting pastime. Donkey carts, with their single riders guiding them masterfully on Karachi streets and making […]
