Ancient:
Old City markets - bazaars a la 1001 Nights.
Sarafa Bazaar is a typical oriental gold and silver market in the city’s old quarters.
Saddar Bazaar
Saddar Bazaar - main shopping area which developed as the cantonment bazaar between the old city and the Mall. It has a wide collection of handicrafts made from onyx wood and brass.
Zainab Market - is offering a wide variety of local goods where cotton dresses and handicrafts are available.
Bohri Bazaar is also a typical oriental market, where endless variety of goods is available (carpets and bric-a-brac).
Empress Market (aka Shahid/Martyrs's Market) - where rebels were executed in 1857.
St Patrick's and Holy Trinity Cathedrals and St Andrew's Church - remnants of the Raj.
Modern:
Masjid-i-Tuba - mosque at Defence Housing Society, with white flying-saucer dome.
Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam - Muhammad Ali Jinnah's final resting place.
State Bank Building.
Habib Bank Plaza.
The Harbor - fish market
Traditional craft:
Gaudily painted bheddi and hora.
Clifton - former resort with palatial vilas.
Ziarat of Qazi Abdullah Shah - Muslim shrine.
Manghopir - shrine guarded by snub-nosed crocodiles.
Manora Head (Sandspit) - breeding ground of giant turtles (Jul-Nov).
Excursions:
The beaches between Sandspit and Paradise Point:
sandspit Beach (crowded)
Hawkes Bay (from rundown to 1930s dressed-up).
French Beach (exclusive).
Baleji Beach and Gadani Beach.
Chaukundi Tombs (27 km/17 miles) - graveyars of antiquity.
Bhanbore (64 km/40 miles) and Gujo (87 km/54 miles) - archaelogical sites.
Haleji Lake - migratory birds and crocodiles.
Thatta - Jamia Masjid (mosque built by Shah Jehan) and the Dabgir Masjid (16thC).
Makti Hills - necropolis.
Mohenjo-daro (2,000 BC) - cradle of Indus Valley civil - ization.
Entertainment:
Concerts and operas at the British Council and U.S. Center.
Sports:
Cricket and hockey at the national Stadium.
Sailing at the karachi Yacht Club.
Horse racing at the Race Course.
Annual Events:
Pakistan Day (23 Mar), Labor Day (1 May), Bank Holiday (1 Jul), Independence Day (14 Aug), Defence of Pakistan Day (6 Sep) - Indo-Pakistan War.
Deatch of Quaid-e-Azam (11 Sep).
Iqbal Day (9 Nov) - Brith of Allama Iqbal.
Birth of Quaid-e-Azam (25 Dec)
Old City markets - bazaars a la 1001 Nights.
Sarafa Bazaar is a typical oriental gold and silver market in the city’s old quarters.
Saddar BazaarSaddar Bazaar - main shopping area which developed as the cantonment bazaar between the old city and the Mall. It has a wide collection of handicrafts made from onyx wood and brass.
Zainab Market - is offering a wide variety of local goods where cotton dresses and handicrafts are available.
Bohri Bazaar is also a typical oriental market, where endless variety of goods is available (carpets and bric-a-brac).
Empress Market (aka Shahid/Martyrs's Market) - where rebels were executed in 1857.
St Patrick's and Holy Trinity Cathedrals and St Andrew's Church - remnants of the Raj.
Modern:
Masjid-i-Tuba - mosque at Defence Housing Society, with white flying-saucer dome.
Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam - Muhammad Ali Jinnah's final resting place.
State Bank Building.
Habib Bank Plaza.
The Harbor - fish market
Traditional craft:
Gaudily painted bheddi and hora.
Clifton - former resort with palatial vilas.
Ziarat of Qazi Abdullah Shah - Muslim shrine.
Manghopir - shrine guarded by snub-nosed crocodiles.
Manora Head (Sandspit) - breeding ground of giant turtles (Jul-Nov).
Excursions:
The beaches between Sandspit and Paradise Point:
sandspit Beach (crowded)
Hawkes Bay (from rundown to 1930s dressed-up).
French Beach (exclusive).
Baleji Beach and Gadani Beach.
Chaukundi Tombs (27 km/17 miles) - graveyars of antiquity.
Bhanbore (64 km/40 miles) and Gujo (87 km/54 miles) - archaelogical sites.
Haleji Lake - migratory birds and crocodiles.
Thatta - Jamia Masjid (mosque built by Shah Jehan) and the Dabgir Masjid (16thC).
Makti Hills - necropolis.
Mohenjo-daro (2,000 BC) - cradle of Indus Valley civil - ization.
Entertainment:
Concerts and operas at the British Council and U.S. Center.
Sports:
Cricket and hockey at the national Stadium.
Sailing at the karachi Yacht Club.
Horse racing at the Race Course.
Annual Events:
Pakistan Day (23 Mar), Labor Day (1 May), Bank Holiday (1 Jul), Independence Day (14 Aug), Defence of Pakistan Day (6 Sep) - Indo-Pakistan War.
Deatch of Quaid-e-Azam (11 Sep).
Iqbal Day (9 Nov) - Brith of Allama Iqbal.
Birth of Quaid-e-Azam (25 Dec)
