Tutle Watching Karachi

Hot and dusty Karachi

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October 27th 2005
WOW first impressions of Karachi are hot and dusty. For an Englishman I was all disturbed at the lack of rain. In three months of being in Pakistan it did not rain once - whats that all about!! I was based in the Clifton area of town and was suitably impressed by the life style. Some great restaurants about with a nice mix of cuisine. Clifton boasts a very smart shopping centre too with everythin ... read more

Asia » Pakistan » Karachi

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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disput... ... read more