Well, overall experience is very pleasant on a personal level. There is too much corruption in every walk of life. Religious and ethnic strife between different factions is too strong. I will be coming back again in January for 3 weeks :)
September, 2012. I stayed in gated Naval Colony behind Hotel Sofitel. There is huge open sewerage not far from clifton bridge near glass building. Again, I do not want to hurt anyone's feeling here. I love Karachi and Pakistan. It is my second home :)
Agreed! Karachi is a lot different than what's shown in these pictures. 80 percent of buildings are ****** with the exception of a few new ones. There are open sewerage even in nicest locations. I spent a lot of time in Karachi in last two decades living in clifton and defense v. It has come a...
We are you keep electing these corrupt politicians over and over? It's time for revolution and uprising! I love Pakistan and its people. They always stood by us in thick in thin. LONG LIVE TURKEY PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP :)
Karachi used to be a relatively peaceful city back then. What happened now? I hear nothing but bad news. I made several friends in Karachi and Islamabad during my visits. But we lost contact over the years but the memory lingers on. I miss alu keema, nan and biryani (hot)!
During my visits to Karachi, I stayed at Marriott near US consulate. It used to be an affluent area but very noisy! Is it the same way? There used to be a historic park across Marriott, I remember clearly...
Nice shots! Karachi has come a long way in last 15 years or so. I remember my first visit back in 1994 and later in 1997, but I must say Karachi lags miles behind in meeting standards of any international city. There is no mass transit, power short fall and law & order situation just to name a...
I agree, Karachi beaches need more attention as far as cleanliness and maintenance! When I lived in Karachi, my favorite beach was french beach, kind of secluded but lacks basic amenities!