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Akhtar Balouch
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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
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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.
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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.
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Forgotten heroes: Searching for the Dinshaws of Karachi
They gave Karachi hospitals, schools and colleges. The only thing Karachi gave the Parsi philanthropists in exchange for their favours, one writer said, were statues.
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Has Pakistan been celebrating its Independence Day on the wrong date?
Pakistan appeared on the world map on August 15, 1947 – like India. So why does it celebrate its independence a day earlier?
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