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Akhtar Balouch

Contrary to popular belief, Karachi's Wazir Mansion was probably not Jinnah's birthplace

There are contradictory claims about Mohammad Ali Jinnah's date and place of birth.

Akhtar Balouch
· Apr 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm
Only traces remain of a once-active Arya Samaj Organisation in Karachi

The temples in the compound are now used as kindergarten schools and just a few plaques indicate its history.

Akhtar Balouch
· Dec 19, 2016 · 08:30 pm
The beheading of Udhaw Das: How a philanthropist's statue in Pakistan invited the ire of zealots

After Partition, the statue of Das, who started a hospital in Shikarpur, became the target of repeated attacks.

Akhtar Balouch
· Jun 26, 2016 · 08:30 pm