Category Archives: Karachi History

The Flag Maker

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Amin H. Karim MD

June 3 1947 ; Master Altaf Hussain stitching the first flag of Pakistan at the request of the Quaid. Photo courtesy of Noreena Majeed.

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Mayors of Karachi

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Amin H. Karim MD

LIST OF MAYORS OF KARACHI By Amin H. Karim Mr. Jamshed Naserwanji (Nov 1933 to Aug 1934) Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta was born in 1886 in Karachi, Sindh British India to a Parsi family; In 1918, Mehta was elected a councillor of the Karachi Municipal Corporation. He … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Radio Artist S.M. Saleem

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Amin H. Karim MD

  Remembering S.M.Saleem Radio Pakistan Artist: Late S.M. Saleem was a veteran radio artist in the 1960’s who later migrated to USA and settled in Houston, Texas. Here he introduced a radio program “Kehkashan” on Saturday mornings One of his … Continue reading →

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First Men on the Moon in Karachi

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Amin H. Karim MD

The first men on the moon land in Pakistan. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (the first men to land on the moon), arrived in Karachi in early 1970 during their tour of South Asia. Here they are seen being … Continue reading →

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Conquest of Karachi

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Amin H. Karim MD

Behram Sohrab H.J. Rustomjee By the late Ardeshir Cowasjee (Source: DAWN.com, February 09, 2003)       One hundred and sixty-four years ago the British decided to conquer Sindh. Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland (who as captain of HMS Bellerephon … Continue reading →

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