Author Archives: Amin H. Karim MD

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About Amin H. Karim MD

Graduate of Dow Medical College Class of 1977.

The LightHouse Cinema Karachi.

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari Following the arrival of the British, growth in Karachi was regulated as new developments arose. Old parts of the town were Kharadar and Mithadar. Wadhumal quarter, named after a sahukar, was one of the new developments … Continue reading →

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Annexation of Karachi and Battle of Hyderabad

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

ANNEXATION OF KARACHI AND BATTLE OF HYDERABAD—- A CATALYST OR A GAME CHANGER By Dr. Adnan Zuberi   Corruption of East India CompanyB: Politics between British Establishment and East India CompanyC: Role of Major James Outram and Charles Napier It was … Continue reading →

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General Post Office Karachi 1866

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari. It was in 1864 that the first telegraphic message was sent from India (Karachi) to England (London) when a telegraph connection was laid. The Telegraph and Post Office of the city designed by Captain P. Phelps … Continue reading →

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Sadhana Shivdasani

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari Actor Hari Shivdasani’s brother Shivo and his wife Lali were blessed to have a daughter born on 2nd September 1941 in Karachi. They were only too pleased to have her. Shivo named her after his favourite … Continue reading →

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From Longitude 00’00.00 Meridian Line: KARACHI HISTORY

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Adnan Zuberi FROM  LONGITUDE  00’00.00 / Meridian Line— HISTORY of KARACHI   My last visit to this line , Longitude 00’00.00, Greenwich Observatory and National Maritime Museum was in 2015. Here I found a history of Karachi.The watercolour … Continue reading →

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Sudden Death Lodge

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

The cursed Sudden Death Lodge By Dr. Sohail Ansari  This is the tale of a Pir in Karachi whose tomb, under a pipal tree, was lit by a small oil lamp. A naked care taking fakir sat there for fifty … Continue reading →

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Wren and Martin Link to Karachi

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Sohail Ansari    The comments on my earlier post, prompts me to share this piece, that I wrote some years ago. Most of us would have read ‘High School English Grammar and Composition’, by Wren and Martin. As a … Continue reading →

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Actress Patience Cooper

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari  Another actress coming to Karachi was Patience Cooper Born in 1905, Patience Cooper was an Anglo Indian from Calcutta. She was a superstar of early Bollywood with a successful career in both silent and sound films. … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Tomato Ketchup and Squashes

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari  We grew up with all favourite MITCHELL’S TOMATO KETCHUP AND SQUASHES and other products. Francis J. Mitchell came from Scotland after the first world war. He purchased some agricultural land in Sahiwal. With his two sons, … Continue reading →

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Liaquat National Hospital

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Saad Bashir    One of the oldest major hospitals in Karachi is the Liaquat National Hospital. Soon after the creation of Pakistan the Red Cross Committee, which was chaired by Syed Wajid Ali, (one of the three illustrious … Continue reading →

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