Hira Mandi through French eyes
KARACHI, Feb 24: A book titled Hira Mandi by Claudine Le Tourneur d’Ison was launched at the Alliance Francaise Karachi on Friday. The book, on life in and around Lahore’s famous red light area also known as Hira Mandi, is an English translation by Priyanka Jhijaria

Andaaz preserves more than recipes
Overlooking the magnificent façade of the Badshahi Mosque is Andaaz, a roof top restaurant that tickles one’s sense of history just as much as it does the taste buds. A fairly long (and now frequent, thanks to the burgeoning popularity of the Shahi Mohalla’s food street) drive takes you to the walled

The good children
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In Heera Mandi, a school changes lives
“I want to be a doctor. That is my ultimate dream and God willing I will be one day,” says Zainab (name changed), a resident…