It has been some time that I posted here so as soon as I saw this, I decided to post ASAP, meaning this happened one and a half hours ago. Just a bit after PAF chapter at the Baloch Colony road opposite Defense View, a Honda Civic rolled up the slope and then over.

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I usually leave my house at around 9:30am to go to my office in the I.I Chundrigarh Rd Area. Having set all my clocks one hour ahead on the night of the 31st of May 2008. I set out as usual for the morning commute today. Surprise surprise i encountered almost nil traffic on the way and got here at exactly 9:45am, please note the usual commute takes 30-40 mins atleast.

Along the way all the major markets appear closed, the electronics one near Marriot Rd, the whole sale ones as well. When i got to my office only one member of my staff stood waiting. The rest trooped in at 10:45am surprised and confused as to why the boss is pissed.

It appears that this confusion is going to remain for a good while as some people are just not willing to comply with the DST application. I spent an hour yesterday convincing my grand mother to set her clocks forward but she has refused to do so as according to her, there is only one time not two times.

So as the whole city is confused, would it not have been better for the government to first take out ads in all major newspapers to explain the application of DST first? Would someone explain to me how all this confusion will result in the salvage of electricity? Oh wait i understand…its 11:18am and there is still no electricity at my office, this is how it shall be saved and the burden on the KESC lessened.

Bravo DST!!

I just couldn’t help it… I trailed this car for a ways before I managed to whip my camera out and snap this. But I think the stickers on the car cover just about every imaginable message, applicable to all of us! “Keep your distance”, “Park Ethically”, “Don’t block others”, “Respect Other’s Rights” and of course, “Please drive safely”. It’s bi-lingual, it’s bright and yellow (Courtesy former PM Taxi Scheme!), (more…)

Spotted this car on Shahrah-e-Faisal just today, I initially whizzed past this car but then had to slow down, pause a moment to give a courtesy thumbs up to the driver while taking a bunch of pictures of this marvelous creation.

Hats off to the owner. By the way, what is it? LOL

While Karachi has seen the motorsports grow from plain old street racing to somewhat organized ‘karting’ and ‘autocross’ over the pas few years, the core form of the sport still remains the dangerously fast drag-racing new sea-view on weekend nights. Even the police raids haven’t kept the adventurous away!

Recently however, the need for speed is being transferred to the sister city Hyderabad and more and more enthusiasts are storming Karachi and buying the already modified cars at high prices for street racing in their teeny weeny city!

If you (or your friends) own a modified street race car, now’s the time to cash in on your reputation!

However, I do wish all this is somehow kept as far away from the streets as possible.

Ran into these street racer last Sunday, watching these cars race is an exhilarating experience but very much unsafe and definitely illegal. Proceed at your own risk

The Vintage and Classic Cars Club of Pakistan held its annual show at the Forum parking area on 16th March 2008. The show was a huge success compared to the last year. There were more cars and much more attendees this time which showed an increasing interest in people for classic cars.

Some pictures of the event are added with credits to the original authors.

For more pictures, visit:
http://www.pakwheels.com/forumreply_az_TopicID!71460~ForumID!17~page!1~pw.html

Love for Karachi never ends….
saw this on a bus and found it worth sharing.

This pic was taken on main Shahrah e Faisal, near technology park. I stailll cant understand how the car got on TOP of the fence in the first place!

This must have been a thing of a beauty in the past….. Now…. left abandoned in one dead corner alley of Karachi. You be the judge does the graffiti justify its existence