Okay, now i know this travelogue is getting long and boring.. but i seriously have writers’ block and cant think of writing anything else. Please bear with me…

I present, similarities and differences i found in sukkur~! (from karachi obviously)

Similarities 

  • You still get to see the same familiar number plates on cars.
  • Traffic cops and policemen wear the same uniform! And give the usual mixed feeling of dread/comfort.
  • The residential areas can be compared to localities like Gulshan or North Nazimabad, with the same two storey bunglows and sharing pretty much the same architecture.
  • There is a flyover (sukkurs’ only)!
  • Signs of construction are everywhere, with atleast four new apartment buildings under construction, and atleast two residential complexes

Differences

  • The most glaring difference i found was, the weekend is sukkur is STILL friday – saturday for most businesses! While its saturday – sunday for govt. departments, schools and universities!
  • There are no signals on the roads!! Well, there are two, but they were plugged off a month after installation.
  • There are no busses! The whole city is traversable on foot in an hour, and in 10 minutes by car! Public transportation is in the form of suzuki pickups.
  • The water supply is muddy :S A by product of pumping water in from the river i guess.  Nonetheless.. its refreshing to bath in!
  • An actual, functioning, flowing river!! (and not just garbage dumps)
  • You will find beggars in the cities, but not on intersections (since no one stops there). Beggers here hang around petrol/CNG stations and harrass customers after their change arrives. Pretty ingenious if you ask me.. Less walking involved, you are in shade most of the time, you know your victim has loose change, and you negotiate with the pump over for a percentage!

That wraps it up! Next up, dinner with the family… in karachi!!!