At the heart of the cultural hub of Pakistan lies the decades old ‘Landa bazaar’. To some it is but a crowded alley of poverty and inexpensive counterfeits; to others, it is a source of sustainable ...
The landa bazaar, or as we call it here in Karachi, Sunday bazaar, is not for the faint of heart. If you can’t weaponize your elbows to make your way into the market, you will be left behind panting ...
Charities in the US, the UK, Europe etc collect and auction used clothes for fundraising. The lowest quality is bought by Pakistanis and reaches our Landa Bazars A bearded man in his 60s bends over a ...
Noor Muhammad scoured the Barra Market, one of the more frequented thrift markets — locally known as landa bazaars — in downtown Karachi for an hour in search of boxing boots that would fit his feet, ...
Landa Bazaar is famous for its used articles in cheap price, which attract the lower- and middle-income group. The market has different specialist markets inside e.g. the shoe market, hand made ...
The second wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has badly affected the ‘landa’ bazaars in the federal capital due to fear of contracting the disease from secondhand winter wear. ‘Landa’ ...