Karachi’s famous Mukka Chowk has drawn many to the Azizabad chowrangi.
Who defines a nation’s cultural heritage? The state or its citizens? To commemorate World Heritage Day, Dawn.com assembled a collage of state-sponsored monuments and public art – by the people, for the people – around Karachi. What emerges is a juxtaposition of the martial and natural, masculine and colourful, celebratory and tongue-in-cheek. Which best defines us? While we may never be able to answer that question, the provocation serves as a good reminder of the diversity of monuments, sites and artistic expressions that have been displayed in an effort to articulate the Pakistani experience. (Photos: Eefa Khalid)
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