CLEAN SPOTLESS and BEAUTIFUL HUGE and HUMBLING
There was rubbish but not much.
There were bins and they were being used
From all corners of the World and even some "Foreign" Pakistani's like myself were visiting the Mazar
There was even free drinking water, and people were drinking it.
Now the whinge.
It is an incredibly under utalised visitors magnet. I was told people come in their thousands daily Much more at weekends
Few places to eat around the Mazar and those too of low quality, making maximum money out of snacks and drinks
I wanted people selling Souvenirs like Mugs Caps Scarves T shirts Plates with all sorts things printed on them
From just pics of the Mazar or Baba Jinnah, or just a mug saying M A J Father of my Nation.
I am sure those would generate income and employement around a resource so underdeveloped.
Surely that is possible and can only do good than harm
Also saw such of Karachi from the back or a tuk tuk. Went to Empress Market and the surroundings there
A lot of demolition but noone clearing up the rubble, instead people adding their mess to it
Also I am blown away by how much high rise building work is going on Better housing I hope for some Karachi residents.
Finally walking a very long way up Shahraih A Faisal and a very long way back. First one side then the other
Those fucking crossing footbridges are so high I nearly got vertigo as well as tired as hell
I did see Rangers Personnel in their distinct Uniforms
They are a friendly bunch polite and do make you feel they are there to serve.
Maybe they knew I was a "Visitor" but they are okay by me.
I did feel secure in their presence in a city where I am a stranger and the recent history of what has happened over the last three decades
Final Words for now.
hard working honest people working so hard to make a pittance seems to be the impression. Little boys running little shops by themselves.
Even the Traffic Cops dealing with wave after wave of dickhead drivers on all sorts of vehicles coming at them from every direction. SHIT JOB
There was rubbish but not much.
There were bins and they were being used
From all corners of the World and even some "Foreign" Pakistani's like myself were visiting the Mazar
There was even free drinking water, and people were drinking it.
Now the whinge.
It is an incredibly under utalised visitors magnet. I was told people come in their thousands daily Much more at weekends
Few places to eat around the Mazar and those too of low quality, making maximum money out of snacks and drinks
I wanted people selling Souvenirs like Mugs Caps Scarves T shirts Plates with all sorts things printed on them
From just pics of the Mazar or Baba Jinnah, or just a mug saying M A J Father of my Nation.
I am sure those would generate income and employement around a resource so underdeveloped.
Surely that is possible and can only do good than harm
Also saw such of Karachi from the back or a tuk tuk. Went to Empress Market and the surroundings there
A lot of demolition but noone clearing up the rubble, instead people adding their mess to it
Also I am blown away by how much high rise building work is going on Better housing I hope for some Karachi residents.
Finally walking a very long way up Shahraih A Faisal and a very long way back. First one side then the other
Those fucking crossing footbridges are so high I nearly got vertigo as well as tired as hell
I did see Rangers Personnel in their distinct Uniforms
They are a friendly bunch polite and do make you feel they are there to serve.
Maybe they knew I was a "Visitor" but they are okay by me.
I did feel secure in their presence in a city where I am a stranger and the recent history of what has happened over the last three decades
Final Words for now.
hard working honest people working so hard to make a pittance seems to be the impression. Little boys running little shops by themselves.
Even the Traffic Cops dealing with wave after wave of dickhead drivers on all sorts of vehicles coming at them from every direction. SHIT JOB