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City by the Sea – An interview by Yello Magazine

By MO | Published: March 18, 2012

The January 2012 issue of Yello Magazine has an article about my documentary “City by the Sea”. This is the unedited version.

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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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Farid Ayyaz Qawwal and Party

By MO | Published: December 16, 2011
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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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Snorkeling at Churna Island in Karachi

By MO | Published: October 11, 2011

Divers Reef Karachi offers snorkeling adventure trips to Churna Island. Photographs from one of their more recent trips are up here.

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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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More Karachi Rain

By MO | Published: September 13, 2011
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Rains forecast till Tuesday, doubts swell that city will hold

By MO | Published: September 12, 2011

Mahnoor Sherazee in The Express Tribune: The battering began around 2pm and was laced with claps of thunder that are otherwise rarely experienced in Karachi. By the end of the afternoon, Saddar recorded the most downpour of 40mm and at least nine people were electrocuted to death, including five of one family. From Clifton to [...]

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baarish main kharab

By MO | Published: September 12, 2011

Out and about in the Karachi rains on September 10, 2011.

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