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‘Our lifeline’: In Pakistan’s Karachi, a small migrant community’s nightlife in ‘bakaras’

Nearly 20,000 Muslim Marwaris have lived together in Karachi’s Gazdarabad neighborhood since migrating from India
Silawat community has long history of spending late nights in gazebo-like communal spaces called ‘bakaras’

By NAIMAT KHAN · 22 December 2023