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City by the Sea airs on News One today

By MO | Published: December 30, 2011

My documentary ‘City by the Sea – The future of Karachi’s Coastline‘ will premiere on News One, a Pakistani Television channel, at 6.15pm today. Do tune in to catch a glimpse of our coast.

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a volunteer’s story

By MO | Published: December 18, 2011

In the autumn of 2011, volunteers Currim Suteria of Montreal, Canada and Ibtesam Pooya from Islamabad set of to Shigar, Baltistan to work on the Abruzzi School teaching garden. This is their story.

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Farid Ayyaz Qawwal and Party

By MO | Published: December 16, 2011
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Adventures in Hingol

By MO | Published: December 10, 2011

Situated along the Makran coast, and occupying an area of about 1,650 square kilometers, Hingol is the largest National Park in the country. The unique terrain of the park is a challenge to the Offroaders with their 4 wheel drives sliding down near vertical river banks, crossing through boulders, shingled land and sinking in soft [...]

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Gutter Baghicha

By MO | Published: December 8, 2011

This is the story of Gutter Baghicha, one of the last remaining open spaces in Karachi.

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Adverse Effects of Ribbon Commercialisation in Karachi

By MO | Published: December 7, 2011

In the past few years the residential areas of Karachi have increasingly been unlawfully commercialized. This has destroyed many residential zones and turned whole areas into commercial districts. Successive master plans have had limited impact influencing development patterns in the city, leaving it unable to cope with the challenges of urban land development.

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The Sindhi version of ‘City by the Sea’

By MO | Published: October 10, 2011

This documentary explores alternatives to haphazard development along Karachi’s coastline in light of the basic principles of urban planning.

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Journeys to the Ends of the Earth

By MO | Published: October 1, 2011

The search for Shangri-La in the majestic mountains of Pakistan.

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Baltistan – The Land of Beauty

By MO | Published: September 28, 2011

A PTV documentary on the northern areas of Pakistan by Hassan Hayat Khan.

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Hands Across the Mountains – Building a Model School in Hunza, Pakistan

By MO | Published: September 27, 2011

This summer I filmed a story about how a young American, Elizabeth Tschursin, journeyed to the Hunza Valley in Pakistan and fell in love with the place and its people. My documentary is about how her visit led to the plans to build a school in the small village of Murtazaabad on the Karakoram Highway.

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