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A storied Karachi bookstore and its septuagenarian owner offer remembrance of things past

Founded in 1910 in Karachi’s Juna Market, “Abbasi Kutubkhana” was once a cherished spot for the city’s poets, scholars and authors
48-square-yard space houses 6,000 books in multiple languages, both new books and those up to six decades old are available

By NAIMAT KHAN · 30 July 2024