Karachi Raj

The story is as fascinating and exuberant as the city of Karachi.'- Ha Jin 'Karachi Raj is that rare thing - a rollicking read and a great insight into a much reported but little understood place.' - Mohammed Hanif Karachi gathers wanderers and dreamers into its bosom, contradictory, impenetrable, endlessly jostling its subjects to make room for new ones. Seema and Hafiz, born into a Basti, long to make something of themselves. Meanwhile, Claire, an American anthropologist, discovers that while her professional training will only take her so far in her quest to unravel Karachi, living in the Basti is an education in itself. Karachi Raj is the sort of book that will shape our understanding of urban Pakistan for years to come.