A towering cross outside a Christian cemetery in the city.


A man delivering fresh buffalo milk to a tea shop just outside Masjid e Tooba.


Before heading to Masjid e Tooba we stopped for a cup of chai/tea.


A shoeshine cleaning Jamal's shoes for 20 rupees ($0.17).


And enjoying a cup of Pakistani Masala chai.


After the morning cup of tea we walked over the road to Masjid e Tooba. The mosque is situated in the Defence Housing Authority neighbourhood of Karachi and is hence often referred to as Defence Mosque.


A list of statistics of the mosque that was completed in 1969. The smaller clocks on the right are marked with the five daily prayer times with the sixth for the Friday prayer time.


It was very different to the traditional mosques in the UAE and it was quite a delight to see the unique 1960's architecture.


The mosque consists of one vast dome with no supporting columns or vaults. With a diameter of 72 metres, the tentlike dome of the mosque claims to be the world's largest.


Inside the large dome with an array of fans to cool and circulate air during the hot summer months.


Looking up at the ~70,000 mirrors in the ceiling tiles that give the impression of twinkling stars.