Artist Osman Yousefzada is being criticised for a piece he wrote about life in Karachi for the Financial Times. The article is being panned for presenting an elitist point of view about Pakistan’s largest city.
“I also go to Café Flo. It is a little taste of France in Karachi, with white linen tablecloths and a leafy outdoor terrace. It’s run by Florence Villiers, the daughter-in-law of popular singer Noor Jehan who was probably the Édith Piaf of Pakistan. I always order the tuna tartare – it’s amazing. For traditional Pakistani food I go to the Village Restaurant, one of the oldest in Karachi. They grill all the food in front of you, and everything is served on tin plates with elegant earthenware finger bowls. Burns Road, which was recently pedestrianised, is the street food mecca. Everywhere you look there are bun kabab coming out of ovens and skewered chickens being barbecued over open fire pits. Don’t miss Waheed Kabab House’s chapli kababs,” read the article.
As per Twitter users, Osaman’s guide is actually a ‘misguide’ to Karachi and one can not describe the metropolis by talking about ‘Okra’, an expensive, higher end bakery cafe in Karachi.
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