Much of the footage that I have been collecting for VBB’s Pakistan Live Broadcast” (with the help of my sister Beena) has been at moments when people come over...
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15 Jan, 2009
At the very last moment, as my trip…
15 Jan, 2009
At the very last moment, as my trip is winding down, the office of Constance Jones, Cultural Attaché at the US Embassy in Islamabad, sets up a visit for...
Read more13 Jan, 2009
These days — and for some time now…
13 Jan, 2009
These days — and for some time now — visiting newspaper offices in Karachi is different from how it used to be in the eighties. Now, to get into...
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On January 10…
11 Jan, 2009
On January 10, more than 800 people gathered at one rally that gathered at Karachi Press Club to protest the Israeli onslaught on Gaza. The march proceed down to...
Read more09 Jan, 2009
During the first ten days of Mohurrum…
09 Jan, 2009
During the first ten days of Mohurrum, there is an intensity in the air. It doesn’t matter if one practices or not, we all conform to the notion of...
Read more07 Jan, 2009
Another day trip…
07 Jan, 2009
Another day trip, this time to Sehwan Sharif, a city I have always wanted to visit. Here, Mohurrum is observed with dedication by all, shias and sunnis alike. The...
Read more05 Jan, 2009
In one afternoon, we visit two markets…
05 Jan, 2009
In one afternoon, we visit two markets three miles from each other: Itwaar Bazaar, an outdoor Sunday market that sprawls over a large expanse, where one can purchase everything...
Read more30 Dec, 2008
Our expedition to Hala and Bhit Shah…
30 Dec, 2008
Our expedition to Hala and Bhit Shah is born spontaneously. But that’s how things happen around here. Sometimes, one can plan and organize, and even still nothing moves. But...
Read more28 Dec, 2008
Yesterday was the first death anniversary…
28 Dec, 2008
Yesterday was the first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. The government declared the day as a national holiday, and outside her home in Clifton, Karachi, people gathered to pay...
Read more25 Dec, 2008
It's been almost a week since…
25 Dec, 2008
It’s been almost a week since we’ve been in Karachi. Saturday marks the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, and there are posters all around the city commemorating the loss...
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