The Name of Karachi in Strange Places

Posted on October 1, 2010
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Mohammad Ayaz Abdal I have always come across Karachi in places I can never expect. While walking in Colombo, Sri Lanka, I came across the Karachi Restaurant which was offering Nihari for breakfast. I was checking on Google maps, where I found out atleast 7 streets in the world named after Karachi (listed in Appendix […]

Handmade Carpets of Pakistan

Posted on April 7, 2010
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Darwaish In one of my earlier posts on Lahore’s old books shops, Adil Najam raised an interesting point and suggested that Pakistan is ripe for an Amazon.com type service for selling and buying old books and young Pakistani entrepreneurs should think about it. I don’t know if anyone has started such book selling service in […]

The Saints and Shrines of Multan

Posted on March 26, 2010
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Roshan Malik Multan is one of the ancient towns in Pakistan. Beside its historical importance in the geo politics of Subcontinent, the city has been the hub of great sufis and saints who were the harbingers of Islamic teachings. Just as Bahawalpur’s architecture is defined by its political heritage, Multan’s architecture is defined by its […]

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