Pakistan: Karachi's disappearing Iranian cafes

DW (English)

Once thriving across Pakistan's largest city, Iranian cafes have largely vanished from Karachi today. DW visits one of the city's remaining Iranian cafes, Khairabad Tea Shop.

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00:00This is also an old heritage, because I also like it personally, it is also good, but it is called Karachi.

00:25This is also a good place for girls.

00:38This is also a good place for girls.

00:53My father had to travel from Iran to Bombay.

01:00They heard that Pakistan is being made, that Pakistan is being made.

01:06They told me to go and see what Pakistan is.

01:09When he came here, he told me that it is an Islamic country.

01:14Every place there is a mosque, a prayer, a prayer.

01:17They took a small place and started the hotel.

01:21My father gave me a little more.

01:25Then we gave them a little more.

01:28They took a small view.

01:57There were thousands of Iranian hotels, there was no food, there was no food.

02:05Today there is only one day.

02:07I have 5 or 7 hotels, this is also the owner of the government.

02:15Satsang with the Meshwaran

02:20This is an important part of the Meshwaran

02:24The way of the Meshwaran was served in the Meshwaran

02:29The way of the Meshwaran was served in the Meshwaran

02:33The main food, the high water and the coffee

02:37This was a very attractive place

02:40This was a beautiful place

02:42that people can sit here and write here and think about it.

02:48So this is why the Iranian cafe is always located in the Dhanish Faroo, Adibu, Bai Bazu, and the Riaasat of the Monarchs.

02:58The students are sitting in these Iranian cafes.

03:15Now, if we don't talk about these cafes,

03:21then we should talk about it that it is not a Kiraichi.

03:28We'll see you next time.

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