Since my previous post incited a lot of confusion about the location and whereabouts of the new American consulate, let me clear all doubts.

The new American Consulate

The new American consulate was an unwelcome neighbour in most locations. It was previously proposed to be constructed near the Karachi Grammar School on Boat Basin. However, its security headaches prompted local area residents to sue for having it not built in their neighbourhoods. Consequently, it is now being constructed at the junction between M. T. Khan road and the Mai Kolachee bypass. If you pass by there and see two tall construction cranes, that is the site. I am highlighting the location in the satellite image below.

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I’m sure a lot of you have come across these prayers from the heart of a little boy at the traffic signal! For those of you laughing too hard during the young man shouts out his wishes, he is actually saying, “Allah aap ko Prado ka malik banayay!”

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Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, on the demand of a segment of fishermen, has announced lifting ban on fishing for one month in June amidst annoyance by a larger portion of the community which considers June and July as the breeding season for fish.

However, the spokesman for Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum said the community people have already stopped fishing from May 15 to allow fish breeding. He said greedy people have been using harmful nets, killing hatchlings during the season, which may result in wiping out fish stocks from the country. He said the community living along the 350-km Sindh coast and inland water bodies usually avoid fishing during these two months.

He said not only Pakistan but Indian fishermen also stop fishing for these two months.

He said they have been demanding of the government to pay at least Rs3,000 as stipend to each crew member for these two months so that they could meet their needs smoothly during the season.

The fishermen had raised the matter with provincial Fisheries Minister Zahid Ali Bhurgari and Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) administration, which approached the Sindh Chief Minister to resolve the matter on priority basis.

Source : The News

 Filed beyond capacity, a bit too overloaded, posing a serious threat to it’s occupants, mostly children a few women too This Rickshaw passed by several traffic sergeants but was stopped no where. 

Few months back, one of KMB’s author, Khurram Farooq, posted about Wildlife Aquarium and asked question from KMB readers if they had ever visited it. The reply was, as expected, muted.

While coming from office on Thursday I faced a massive traffic jam near old sabzi mandi due to weekly Ijtemah of Dawat-e-Islami at Faizan-e-Madina. Luckily I had a camera with me so I decided to visit Wildlife Aquarium and experience some Wildlife in Karachi.

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