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So by now...
I guess most of you know how this works.
I show you some news clips about the country in question.
Breaking news out of Pakistan!
Mixed messaging coming from Pakistan...
Pakistan settle your own problems...
World leaders are urging Pakistan and India to take some deep breaths...
And then I go there...
And see what it's like behind the headlines.
But wait a second,
I think this guy has some things to say...
There's one place once described as the world's most dangerous country
that's offering up a pleasant surprise...
Pakistan!
So should we see if we can find that pleasant surprise this man is talking about?
I'm confident we're going to find something.
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More of the Pakistan that I was expecting to see...
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Everyone should come in Pakistan...
There's nothing wrong with it!
Wonderfully peaceful now...
So you can see that door there that was closed,
that was a car door, not a rickshaw door,
that you saw us originally get into...
That's because we just went to the ports.
Hopefully to film the fisheries but...
You know, ports in any country it's really a very sensitive area, so...
We tried to get permission and do it the right way
but we were denied permission.
They did try very hard and they were very kind and things...
But now we've come to an area here,
which is like the main market and kind of street food area.
I'm here with Shabazz again...
- Hi guys! - And...
My local man here from Karachi.
He's gonna be showing me the spots.
Can you explain a little bit about this area here?
So, it's like the oldest street food of the Karachi...
We'll get to see all the traditional foods here...
You'll get to see Kebabs, Biryanis...
- That's like the world-famous dish of Pakistan... - Right.
- So this is like the hub... - The hub, yeah.
It's like the downtown this area,
it's like the downtown of Karachi in this part of the city...
So you will find all kind of people of different culture and religious backgrounds.
So you will get to see parsy's living here...
or hindues fellows...
You get to see christians living here.
So all they kind of live together.
- So, behind us it's like one of the mosques... - Right.
And you also get to see a church...
It's walking distance of this place of this place
- which is really interesting... - That's cool! Yeah!
So, you can see mainly here what they're selling is kebabs.
- Chicken... - Chicken tikka.
- Chicken boneless... - Oh! Boneless...
Okay, right.
- Beef kebab, chicken kebab. - Okay.
Okay. So, we just met up with a local man here...
// Man's name //
We're gonna ask him some questions.
This is his restaurant here.
Can you just ask him when he opened this restaurant here?
My grandfather and father...
1948...
- 1948? - Yes.
So, one year after the separation.
It was in 1947 when Pakistan was divided...
Okay!
- In 1948... - Then you start all over there, yeah!
So it started as street food?
In the 1948 year my grandfather and father started...
Wow.
In 1951 built this shop, his shop.
This business is going well?
70 years later business going well?
Yes, very fine!
England team... Criket team...
1985...
In 1985 England cricket team came here.
Do you think Pakistan is a safe place for tourists to visit?
// Speaking native language //
- It's safe! Only safe! - Safe?
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Can you just ask him what he's making?
// Speaking native language //
It's called Paan so people...
- Leaf, leaf... - It's like a leaf...
// Speaking native language //
So he's saying that originally came from Lucknow, India.
People used to have it for the bad breath.
And it's kind of...
Some of them are sweeter and some of them... It's like...
It's kind of it cleans your mouth and they have it for fun!
People in some religions say they used to have it back then...
And now they have it here.
- Have you tried it? - Yeah! I have... It's really good!
- You like it. - Yeah!
It's addictive at all or it's just...
So, they're two versions of it.
So, one is called Meetha Paan...
It doesn't have those tobacco kind of things on it.
And the one that has those tobacco things on it.
Okay!
So... And this one has tobacco?
- They make both of them. - Okay.
The one with the sweet things on it, which have tobacco...
It's depends on you!
If you want the tobacco one,
you can ask them to make that and they do it.
Right!
And the man here that's making them...
Is he chewing the tobacco one right now?
- Yeah! - That's the tobacco one.
He's looks like... Yeah! He's having...
// Speaking native language //
So, we just got some coconuts for about...
A $1.20 or $1.30, or something like that.
It's super refreshing in this chaos!
Absolute mayhem!
So, we just hopped on a local bus here...
It's very amazingly designed, right?
How much do these cost?
So...
In Pakistan you will be the cost like 10 rupees or 15 rupees per ride.
$0.90 USD per ride.
And this is how many people travel or this is just...?
Yeah! Mostly through the public transport, buses,
sometimes uses rickshaws...
But now since you also have like ride services online...
- Like Careem and Uber... - Like Uber.
Yeah! Apps like Uber and Careem...
are completely changing the landscape in terms of transport and things.
So their kind of disrupting the overall transport ecosystem, you know?
Woao!
So, something I've noticed being here in Karachi is...
There is reasonably strong military presence
and that's, obviously,
what's contributed to having such a radical turnaround
in terms of security and safety.
In the background I'm obviously not going to go too close
but there's a rangers post
with military set up,
and all around the city you'll see barbed wire and blocks, and things...
Pakistan actually has, I think, the sixth biggest military in the world.
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So this is a motorbike street, right?
This is where all the manufacturers are, you know?
And they can repair them
and probably you can buy from here as well.
Can we ask somebody prices to buy a motorbike here?
Sure, we can...
So he just purchased this bike
- Are you just purchased this? - Yes.
Do you mind if I ask how much it costs...?
The price...
This price is a...
Actually the price of a new one, you know?
It's 182,000 PKR. And this is a used bike…
Okay!
130,00 PKR
This is a popular brand in Pakistan.
- It's the number one bike... Honda. - Honda... Okay!
- Honda is always reliable. - Yeah! It's reliable
- Where are you from? - I'm from New Zealand.
- New Zealand? - Yeah, yeah...
And how many days are you staying over here in Karachi?
In Karachi a few days but I'm going north.
- North? To which country?
I'm going to Islamabad and Lahore...
And mountains, maybe...
Anyway!
Thank you very much!
- You like it? - Yeah! I love it! Nice people.
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So, this is the famous Biryani...
Here in Karachi.
This is like your national dish, right?
It's like the most favorite meal in Karachi...
Which qualifies for the national dish.
Right, right!
So, we are in this like little... Is this a chain?
Like, are these places a lot around the city...?
Right!
So you can even get them in tins.
And lots of travelers when they leave the country
they take those in their suitcases.
And when people go to their educations and for trips
they had a container for the food, like...
You can have the Hyderabad Biryani, you know?
even the chicken as... The chicken and other things...
So they pack it in a container and they can move with it so they can have it.
- You didn't try? - I don't.
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So we just come to a nice public park here, right?
So basically the space it's a fair hall...
You'll find paintings of a very famous artist and painters
from Pakistan or around the world...
You'll find it here!
It's like... You have a huge library here as well.
So, it's kind of a place where you probably come friends and have tea.
and the family can have tea...
This is mainly middle class or a combination of everybody?
Yeah! It's combination of everybody.
If anyone's interested in the painting, so...
They have...
Usually have festivals here as well.
So people from different lifestyles come here
to being a part of the festivals...
So, it's kind of interesting!
Nice relaxing atmosphere here,
you can see the grass and lots of families,
and kids playing and things...
There's a guy cleaning shoes up here...
So I thought...
You know, maybe I'll go get my shoes cleaned...
Also maybe ask him some questions about life here.
And...
Yeah! It's just always interesting to get the different perspectives
from different class levels in society.
I had an interview with the restaurant owner before
and now we can get somebody who
clean shoes on the streets for a living.
// Speaking native language //
Will you mind asking his name?
// Speaking native language //
- Javed - Javed?
How long has he been doing this for?
// Speaking native language //
He can't really tell how many years because he doesn't...
Since he was a child?
// Speaking native language //
My family used to do the same thing before me...
- Okay... - So it's like everbody should do it on my family,
- my father, grandfather... - A family business.
- Yeah! - And does he enjoy it?
// Speaking native language //
It's my one kind of a business so I enjoy doing it.
So I don't take anyone's orders, I don't do anyone's work.
- He's his own boss! - Yeah!
Can you ask him what he's chewing on?
// Speaking native language //
He's having Paan right now... Yeah!
- So Paan it's like the one that we saw earlier... - Right.
It's like a leaf with have different sweetener in it,
and some tobacco in it...
So it's kind of like people normally have it after food,
may be generally they like to have it.
It has some tobacco in a leaf in it.
Does he have a family?
// Speaking native language //
His family lives in Hyderabad.
It's like another city, it's near to Karachi...
His family's over there so he's the only one who is living here.
Okay. And how often does he get to see his family?
// Speaking native language //
So he try to earn like for 3 or 4 months and then go back home.
His mother and father have both died.
So he has like 6 little sisters that he has to look after.
And does he miss his family when he's here?
// Speaking native language //
So he says that sometimes, like... When I'm here to earn money for them.
And does he have an apartment here or...?
// Speaking native language //
So he has his own shoal, it's like kind of a bed...
So he places it where he can sleep.
- Right! So he sleeps on the street? - On the street...
Right, right...
Will he call himself a happy man?
// Speaking native language //
- He's happy... Yeah! - Yeah?
// Speaking native language //
He's like... You do your own hard work and get your money
and don't get...
You know, like you went to work for anyone.
Don't have to follow their orders, you know...
// Speaking native language //
So you can see he's done a good job here.
Is it okay to ask like... How much he earns in a day?
// Speaking native language //
He normally earns 800 or 900 rupees per day. ($5 - $6 USD per day)
So he charges...
You said before 30 rupees per shoe on average.
- Yeah... - Yeah, yeah...
$0.19 USD per pair of shoes so he cleans approx. 30 paris per day.
He charges 30 rupees for clean the shoes.
Right...
Okay!
Bye! Bye!
- Hello, how are you? - I'm fine.
So action-packed place as you can see.
Super nice vibes here though, relaxed...
As you can see that guy there,
very humbling,
earning little money and sleeping on the streets...
But saying is content and happy because he has freedom.
So much to learn from these people.
I gave him a little bit more just to say thanks for answering the questions and things,
and being open to being on video.
So, the sun setting now...
The town is coming alive!
But we have to go and print off some documents
because we are getting like a 22 hour train ride,
if it's not delayed tonight.
Overnight train...
Tonight and the whole of tomorrow, basically, all the way to the north...
Thank you!
So we've come to the city center...
Hello!
We come back to the city center and the night market is on.
And it is pretty hectic like... Hello!
- Hello!
Everybody saying hi!
It's packed here, you know?
So many shops like this...
Lots of watches being sold and...
Anything that you can really imagine.
Yeah! It's pretty fascinating!
We printed off the tickets to the train.
So we're going to head to the train station soon.
So basically like...
Every street I'm showing you is every direction, so...
You know, 20 million people here!
It's just...
So many people!
Yeah! You can't really
comprehend a city this big.
Just endless people!
How long has he had this stall for?
- He's been running this for 15 years now. - 15?
Wow.
And did he created himself or did he take it from his parents?
// Speaking native language //
His father used to like...
He'd run this business before him.
So when the Pakistan was created he had this stall
and used to feed people for free here.
You are great man!
Okay!
// Speaking native language //
So he gets the fish from fisheries
and then mixed up and prepare them for feed to the persons.
And does he enjoy doing this?
// Speaking native language //
Yes, yes...
Bye! Bye!
So I've got two bags of fruit here for just over $2.
so that's going to serve us well on the train.
What a day!
It's fascinating but definitely exhausting with the...
You know, if you've traveled in this part of the world before
you know what it's like.
It's...
Overwhelming but amazing at the same time.
We're gonna head to the train station now
and we're gonna jump on that train.
That 22 hour train trip
probably going to be delayed, we'll see.
So I'm gonna sign out here
and in the next video you can join us on our huge journey.
So...
Thanks so much for watching!
And in case I don't see you...
Good afternoon, good evening and good night!
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