The beginning of a medical institution on December 15, 2020Dow Medical College commenced this day, seventy five years ago. Jubilant enthusiasts watched Sir Hugh Dow lay foundation stone of Dow Medical College, Karachi, on 10 th December 1945, at the site of old NJV School. This is where the basic sciences including Department of Anatomy are currently located. Three weeks later, on 31st December […]
Hajj — Ships from Indian Subcontinent on July 16, 2020Given the current pandemic, the Saudi authorities announced to scale down this year’s Hajj; allowing only a thousand pilgrims residing in the Kingdom. Overseas pilgrims will not be allowed. In the wake of Cholera in Karachi, a ban on Pakistani pilgrims to Makkah was imposed in 1950 as well. Centuries ago, it was an arduous […]
An Aerodrome — a forgotten Glory on June 29, 2020Karachi has a fascinating aviation history to be proud of, with its airfields contributing to world records. Many eminent adventurous aviators, such as Amy Johnson, Amelia Earhart and Alan Cobham, from the early decades of flying, took to Karachi with historical journeys. The first plane to arrive at Karachi, on December 10, 1918, was the […]
KALA CHAPRA on April 9, 2020The British Government, in 1924, had an ambitious programme for air travel to the most distant parts of its Empire, including Canada, India and Australia. R 101 was one of the two airships as part of that plan. When built in 1929, it was the world’s largest aircraft. Its construction at Cardigan, England for the […]