Where Pakistan’s Tenacity Is on Full Display
Karachi is hardly a tourist destination, but it’s a must-see for anyone interested in why cities thrive.
Rush hour in Karachi.
Photographer: AFP Contributor/AFPWhile Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is visiting my country, I have been enjoying his. Khan’s trip is diplomatic and includes meetings with President Donald Trump and at the United Nations; mine was to attend a business conference in Karachi and, more to the point, satisfy my curiosity about the world’s fifth-most-populous nation.1
I came away optimistic, but not for the reasons I was expecting. Karachi has world-class food, a lively music scene, and some of the warmest hospitality I’ve encountered in any large city. But it cannot compete as a tourist destination until it cleans up its act, quite literally speaking.