The archaeological sites present in Karachi are contemporaries of Moen Jo Daro, said historians and research scholars at the ‘Archaeological Importance of Karachi’ session of the Sindh Literature Festival on Sunday. “Near Karachi coast, many artifacts have been found that depict the same inscriptions and figures inscribed on Moen Jo Daro and Harappa relics,” said […]
KARACHI: It was a solemn moment at the Empress Market where several learned individuals gathered on Sunday evening to hold a vigil in remembrance of the unsung heroes executed by hanging or by being tied to British cannons which blew them up in September 1857. Many shopkeepers and passers-by stopped to inquire about what was […]
We have to bring back the mindset from the times when Karachi was referred to as the city of Shah Abdul Latif, claimed Karachi University criminology department chairperson Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat. He was speaking at the launch of Sindhi writer and researcher Gul Hassan Kalmati’s book, ‘Karachi: Sindh ji Marvi’ at Szabist on Friday. […]
KARACHI: Speakers drew attention to different aspects of the glorious past and chaotic present of the city of Karachi at a seminar held to celebrate the launch of a book Karachi: Sindh Ji Marui (The Marui of Sindh) by Gul Hassan Kalmati at Szabist on Friday evening. Former Pakistani ambassador to the United Nations Hussain […]
‘Ownership’, as defined by Oxford English Dictionary is ‘the act, state or right of possessing something’. In Urdu, it translates into Milkiyyat, while in Sindhi the alternative is Maaliki.When someone, something or some place is considered abandoned or ownerless, the Sindhi people often say: Adaa! Hinjee maaliki keeran waaro keer kon’hay. What Karachi is going through right now […]