Category Archives: Karachi History

Manghopir’s Hot Springs

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By:  Dr. Sohail Ansari Over centuries Manghopir’s hot springs has continued to attract thousands of people from far-flung areas who gather there for a bath. These hot sulphur springs, legend has it, have miraculous healing powers that can cure most … Continue reading →

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Freedom Fighter from Mangho Pir

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Sohail Ansari This is another story of valiance, from Mangho Pir, which is not known to many and never told to juniors. After invasion of Karachi, the British troops were based in a cantonment at Ram Bagh. They … Continue reading →

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The Capture of Karachi

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

THE CAPTURE OF KARACHI By  Dr. Sohail Ansari 3rd February 1839 was a game changer for Karachi. The Fort of Manora came under fire, when East India Company stormed and captured Manora, leading to fall of Karachi under the Raj. … Continue reading →

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The Telegram

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Amin H. Karim MD

By  Anjum Khan   Long time ago if some of you remember there was a system of sending “URGENT”messages in Pakistan called “ THE TELEGRAM” It was the only service that didn’t take days to reach its destination,infact it was … Continue reading →

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Mr. Jinnah and His Tailor

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

Mr Jinnah and his Tailor From: Minoo Marker Date: 5 November 2019 at 4:11:11 PM GMT+5 To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Fwd: Mr. Jinnah and his Tailor. I was fortunate to obtain a photograph of a letter written by M.A. Jinnah to … Continue reading →

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Major John Crawford

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

By Dr. Adnan Zuberi  Goodbye, John Major John Crawford, today has left for his heavenly abode. John was 92 and WW2 veteran, born in Paisley, Scotland. He was my next door neighbour and we had long association. Simple, nice and … Continue reading →

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Dawood Foundation “TDF Ghar”

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

By  Menin Rodrigues  For some time now I have been in touch with Sabrina Dawood and her team doing some back-end work in a small way on the history of Karachi, its places of interest, people and their contributions – … Continue reading →

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McLeod Road Renamed

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

By  Dr. Sohail Ansari Fifty years ago, this day on 9th November 1969, KMC renamed McLeod Road. The original McLeod Road was named after John McLeod who was the Deputy Collector of Customs. It changed to become Ismail Ibrahim (I. … Continue reading →

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Begum Naheed Iskander Mirza

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

By  Amin H. Karim  June 15 1957; Begum Naheed Iskander Mirza inaugurating the symposium of Pakistan Institute of Industrial Design in Karachi. Photo source unknown: Syed Ahmed wrote: (on FaceBook post July 2019) “Just imagine, we had an Institute of Industrial … Continue reading →

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The Salt Works of Mauripur

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Amin H. Karim MD

By  Dr. Sohail Ansari Most people associate Mauripur with an airbase but salt works is another reason for its fame. It was named after Mr Mauri, the first Salt Revenue Officer who knew the industry well. Some sources quote him … Continue reading →

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