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| Paper Market: Flag Vendors and the Omnipresent Kachra |
Continuing from the last Winters, when we wandered around
Karachi's Old City, this time we walked around "Paper Market" to
observe Independence Day preparations.
We started with Paratha breakfast around 9am from Pakistan
Chowk, did Jashne Azaadi shopping from "Paper Market" which was
bustling with 14th August display material of all sorts and colors - green
being the dominant and concluded it by 1pm, at Wazir Mansion, paying tribute to
the Founding Father Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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| Walk Map: Pakistan Chowk to Paper Market to Wazir Mansion, ~5km Return |
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| The Walk Started Only After Paratha Feast |
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| Electioneering in the Old Town was Fierce |
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| Urban Decay |
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| Buns Lined up for "Special Karachi Burger" |
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| A "Bohri" Masjid in the Old Town |
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| MCB Tower at Chundrigar Road in the Background |
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| Balcony |
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| A Typical Old City Road on a Calmer Sunday |
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| Entrance of Bohri Masjid: Cleanest Sight Around |
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| Essentials of Life in Karachi: Minibus/Coach, Bus, KE Truck! |
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| Other Than "Kachori" There is Another "Phenomenon" to be Noticed! Guess What? |
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| Sikanjabeen |
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| Hepatitis Alert: Fresh Sugarcane Juice |
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| Pakistan Colored Bangles |
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| Some Vendors Even Sit on the Road |
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| KMC Building: A Lazy Sunday Morning on the Otherwise Chaotic Bandar Road |
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| Sunday Special: Second Hand Shoes on the Display |
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| Sunday Special: Second Hand Suitcase on the Display on Main Bandar Raod |
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| Bandar Raod: Keamri Cranes Are Visible in the Backdrop |
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| One of Roadside Vendors Saddar is Famous For |
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| "Black" Chaunsa - A Mango Variety Not So Premium |
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| Karachi's Historical Memon Masjid - Backdoor |
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| Preparing for Baqra Eid |
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| Electricity is Supplied at Every Nook and Corner of the City |
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| Heading Towards Wazir Mansion - Quaide Azam's Birthplace |
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| This was Even Before Baqra Eid! |
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| The Other Side of Memon Masjid |
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| Most Buildings in the Old Town Are "Ship" Shaped Highlighting the Port |
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| Bottom Left: A Newspaper Photographer Was Searching for a Photo Opportunity and Got Us! |
Links of previous City Walks:
City Walk 2: http://mozumbus.blogspot.com/2017/09/city-walk-2-empress-market-to-frere.html
City Walk 1: http://mozumbus.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-walk-around-old-karachi.html
City Walk 1: http://mozumbus.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-walk-around-old-karachi.html