KARACHI I KNEW. THE END OF TIMES
Dr Agha Inamullah Khan 14 th August 2013 Seagulls fluttering Singing in chorus Their typical hunt songs At fish harbor Transporting people and goods Trams and Horse carriages From Keya Mari to Guru Mender Women elegantly dressed in Gujarat style saris Deep Square cut neck blouses, short sleeved Belly buttons winking through see through chiffon Short Banaras silk o r Organza shirts Raw silk bottoms Double Georges Dopata (Head Scarfs) Colorful Glass bangles Medium heeled Metro slippers Glittering smart purses Jasmine Garlands Hair curling down cheeks Snake turns Grammatically well-spoken Sub-Continental English Lakhnow & Hyderabad Dakhani dialect Well mannered Urdu Aristocratic littera word salad Softly pronounced with humble gaze Insha ji Faiz Ahmed Faiz Slow soothing sitar tunes Pumping rhythmic air through Melodeon & Harmonium reeds Fareeda Khanum Mehdi Hassan Amanat Ali Madam Noor Jehan Fareeda Khanam Sports delight Squash, Hockey and Cricket cham