Market in Motion

Published September 29, 2011

A quick look at one of the oldest standing structures in Karachi -- the Empress Market. Once, it bragged of being the biggest market in Karachi, just one of only seven. Today, it competes with thousands of corner stores, wholesale markets and shopping plaza's. Business may have declined a little but the hustle and bustle represented in this 30 second video shows that the market is going strong. Hussain Afzal and Raheel Qureshi take you through an entire day at The Empress Market.

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