Pakistan has seen rapid change and frequent conflict in its 62 years. Its resilience is a testament to its people
· Mustafa Qadri
· guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 August 2009 19:00 BST
Karachi’s Saddar Town is the frenetic heart of Pakistan’s commercial capital. A retail hub where anything and everything from cameras to salwar kameez can be purchased, it was once the economic gateway into the northern reaches of British India. That legacy is still visible in Saddar’s fading colonial terraces, but the intricate wooden shutters are mostly gone and the Victorian entrances have been converted into street stalls. Today most are too busy trying to survive to notice the heritage.