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St Patricks Cathedral

Amid the chaos of Karachi’s Saddar stands an imposing architecture with towering walls, scarlet spires, arched windows, and a colossal marble monument facing it.    After General Charles James Napier’s conquest of...

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Jehangir Kothari Parade

Jehangir Kothari Parade is a promenade built on land donated by Seth Jehangir Hormusji Kothari to the city of Karachi in 1919.It is situated on a hilltop on the Arabian...

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Charpai

A charpai is a light bedstead traditionally used in the subcontinent, made up of woven webbing stretched on a wooden frame consisting of four legs. Over time, the charpai has...

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Kothi

‘Kothi’ is a mud house with thatched roof. It originated in Jacobabad and Larkana Districts. It is associated with some Balochi tribes like Khosa, Magsi and Sirky. From Jacobabad and...

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Tattoos in Pakistan

Do you know what these tattoos stand for? Women from a Hindu community in Sindh, known as Kachhi Kohli, often decorate their arms, necks and faces with intricate tattoos. It...

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Affan Baghpati

Pakistani artist Affan Baghpati site specific installation at the Dubai Expo.The installation was inspired by the minarets in Sacred Spaces. The visual motifs of the “Chand Tara” and “Surmadani Phooljaal”...

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