We spent a week altogether in Karachi, arriving there after an arduous 27-hour train ride from Quetta. A very scenic journey indeed, but one not recommended in an economy class, littered with people and garbage, and where it gets incredibly cold during the night, because some of the windows don’t close fully. Our situation was aggravated by the fact that all sleeper berths were already reserved, so we ended up on the uncomfortable seats.
Karachi is a sprawling metropolis, vast in size and with an unknown quantity of people. They say the population is around 20 million. It is Pakistan’s largest city and main seaport, therefore attracting all sorts of people from all over the country. The Pakistanis say for Karachi: “If you can make it here, you can make it everywhere.”
Instead of describing with words what we did and experienced in Karachi, we present you some footage we took there. So without further ado:
The first video is about the events on the streets during the Shia muslim holiday of Ashura:
The second is going to a gun store and enquiring about the prices and permits:
Getting a haircut and shaving:
A parody of Slavoj Žižek – but also very much a reality of Karachi:
Trying to get to Clifton beach, but ending up in an argument with the rickshaw driver (partly in English and Slovene):
Karachi Grand Prix (in Slovene):
P.S. As usual, you can see the photos from the train ride and from Karachi in our gallery.
