Karachi

Delve into the history and culture of Pakistan’s most populous and cosmopolitan city

WORDS SALMAN HAQQI

1 Empress Market Designed and built between 1884 and 1889 by the English firm AJ Attfield, Empress Market was named after the then-Empress of India, Queen Victoria, and features a 43-metre-tall clock tower that overlooks the action below. Since then, Empress Market has come to embody the frantic energy for which Karachi is known. Located in Saddar, one of the city’s most congested areas, it continues to be a one-stop shop for anything a household might need. A visit to the market is a sensory assault, from the vibrant colours of the produce and aromatic spices piled high in their sacks, to the smell of fresh meat and the cacophony of running tea boys, passing rickshaws and honking taxis. Standing amidst its hustle and bustle, you instantly understand why Karachiites consider…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, January - February 2019

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