At our next stop, Mazar-e-Quaid. Photography is officially prohibited at the complex, but after Jamal made a quick phone call to one of his connections the security guards waved us through with my DSLR.


Also known as the Jinnah Mausoleum, it is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

The mausoleum is surrounded by a large, 53 hectare garden that was a calm and tranquil oasis wthin the world's sixth most populous city.


Born in Karachi in 1876, Jinnah trained as a barrister in London before returning to British India and enrolling at the Bombay High Court, and then later took an interest in national politics.

The flag of Pakistan being circled by black kite birds of prey.


By 1940, Muhammad Ali Jinnah came to believe that Muslims of the Indian subcontinent should have their own separate state. On the 23rd of March of the same year, the Muslim League, led by Jinnah, passed a resolution which demanded a separate nation. The 23rd of March is now celebrated every year as Pakistan Day.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan after the formation of the country in August 1947.

It was designed in a 1960s modernist style by architect Yahya Merchant and was influenced by the 10th century Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.


Just over a year after independence, Jinnah passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis.

One of the many quotes from Muhammad Ali Jinnah around the park. As tomorrow was Pakistan Day, the surrounding plinth of the mausoleum was being used for rehearsals by members of the military so unfortunately we couldn't venture any closer.


Refilling with CNG at a service station. Jamal said that 90% of the cars in Karachi ran on natural gas.


At a red light were a vendor was selling sparrows to release, which apparently brings good luck.