Stores, Malls or Markets in Karachi

Portia Fabric is one of the leading stores in Women's Clothing. They sell UNSTITCHED FABRIC of all the leading Brands like:

AL KARAM (3 piece suit @ 2200/- plus)
ASIM JOFA (3 piece suit @ 5000/- plus)
BONANZA (3 piece suit @ 2450/- onward)
GUL AHMED ((3 piece suit @ 2300/- onward)
HSY
DEEPAK PERWANI
FIRDOUS
FIVE STAR
VANEEZA & MANY OTHER LATEST BRANDS.

As they sell mostly Branded & Designer Clothes. Therefore Prices are Higher than Average.

Store's main branch is in Bahadurabad. Other two outlets are in Clifton & Hydri.

What to buy: Seasonal Women's wear. 3 piece suits of Cotton or Lawn in colorful prints of AL KARAM, GUL AHMED, BONANZA or any Other Brand wihich you like.

What to pay: 3 Piece Unstiched Suite Starts from Rs. 2200/- onwards.

Ranchore Lines is one of the densely populated area of Karachi & Ranchore Lines Bazaar isone of the busiest shopping areas in Karachi. Besides local & neighbouring community people (specially ladies) come from all over karachi to shop here. As it said the budget bazaar.

One can buy women's fabric, children wear, Bangles, imitaion jewellary, all kind of household items, meat, vegetables, fruits etc.

Going from Saeed Manzil M.A. Jinnah Road, this bazaar is situated at the end of Jameela Street. On the way comes Jubilee Cloth Market & Hoti Market. When you Just pass Hoti Market, the bazar starts but main shopping street (where vehicles are not allowed) is at the last corner of Jameela Street.

As I said this is a densly populated area and low budget people come to shop. So envirenment is not very clean & clear. But if you want to see the real Karachi people & real crowd then must visit Ranchore Lines Bazaar.

What to buy: Women's fabric, Bangles, Imitation Jewelary, embroidary shops, household items
Vegetable Market
Fruit Market

What to pay: Prices are not fixed. Bargain as you can.

Tariq Road is one of Karachi's coolest shopping areas, This Road is lined by an array of most modern shopping malls where most people like to go for garments, footwear, jewellery and household stuff. This area is a particular favorite of Pakistan ladies because of the nature of the goods available.

Great Malls stand on the both side of road. Seperate shops for Mens' Wear, Women and Children. Great Jewellary Shops and Boutiques are located in this area.
Starts from McDonald's (Famous American fast food restuarant) comes SNOOPY ICECREAM both on the right side. After Snoopy are some famous footwear shops like:
ENGLISH BOOT HOSE,
FIT RIGHT,
MODULA SHOES,
HUSH PUPPIES,
MOD SHOES AND BATA (2 on right side)

Traffic is one way to avoid rush. Then are some Kids Wear Shops like ZUBAIDA'S and MOTHERCARE Baby Shop. Jewellary shops continue throughout the Market. Then comes Liberty Signal where Allama Iqbal Road crosses Tariq Road.
After Liberty are some more shoe stores then start the huge Malls. Mens' are on right side of road while Women shopping could be done on Left side Malls. Name of some shopping markets are:

DOLMEN CENTRE,
MATEEN PALAZA,
MATEEN CENTRE,
DUBAI MALL,
SAIMA CENTRE,
MADINA MALL,
RABI CENTRE,
GLAMOUR ONE,
DOLMEN MALL.

After these great shopping centres are some Optical Shops then Main Tariq Road ends and comes Bahadur Abad area on the same road. Here are some famous Departmental Stores such as WARDROBE, NEXIS, CITY CENTRE.

but visit in a hurry and you may well miss the best at Tariq road.

What to buy: All kind of Garments, Jewellary, footwear, Leather goods, perfumes, Makeup Items.
English Boot House is famous Footwear Shop.
Dolmance Centre is exclusive for Gents Clothes Specially Jeans and Cotton Pants and T-Shirts of Good quality are sold here.

What to pay: Some Shops have fixed prices. Sometimes a little bargain. Overall nominal prices..

Did you ever went to a party where your acquaintances were showing off or parading in their Cartier, Rolexes, Tag Heur, Omegas, , etc etc. Well now you can do the same and impress your friends, but at a much lesser price.

You can purchase genuine fake watches, claimed to be No. 1 copies, for Rs. 1,500-2,000. Depending on the make, etc. No one will ever know the difference.

Now makes you wonder if those acquaintances are wearing genuine watches or genuine fake watches…hmmmmmmmm.

BTW..I do not wear fake stuff

What to buy: Prestige, status, higher stature….and off course fake watches

What to pay: Rs. 1500-2000

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A paradise for book lovers who want to purchase cheap books. By cheap it means pirated (photcopied). Originals are also available. All subjects imaginable are avaialble. An original that is priced at USD 100 can be bought for at USD 2. Cosidering the quality is not the same.

With so much emphasis given on education in Pakistan, most students are unable to purchase original books, and have to rely on pirated copies to supplement their studies.

Because the prices of original books are so expensive, students storm to this bazar to find copies. Government has somewhat clamped down on such markets, but the business prosper as demand exceed supplies, and prices comparred to original are very low.

Simple economics...black marketers crops up!

What to buy: Books on any subject

What to pay: Negotiate

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One must try Karachi's Traditional Sweets and bring them as Gift Item to their loved ones.

Dilpasand Sweet Mart is one of the oldest & busiest Sweet shops in Karachi. Their sweets are famous all over the country and abroad. Their sweets are made up of quality ingredients in hygienic atmosphere. They also make sweets on order for special occasions like weddings, birthdays etc.

People going to any other city or abroad take these sweets with them as Souvenir of Karachi. Its a local custom of distributing sweets at the birth of child, passing exams, engagemet, wedding etc.

Dilpasand Sweet is also a Night Life Spot for locals as locals come to enjoy their chilled sweets & Ice Cream after dinner. There is a long row of chairs in front of the shop. Even after midnight you can see families sitting there and enjoying.

What to buy: Sohan Halwa, Habshi Halwa, Cham Cham, Qalaqand for take away.

Ice Cream, Faluda & Ras Malai for eating at the spot.

What to pay: Prices are fixed according to rate list provided.

A Multi Story Non Airconditioned Building full of shops selling Fabrics of all kinds and the Prices are lot lot cheaper then anywhere in Pakistan.

Tariq Road shopping area is streacthed to Aprx 2 km on the both side of the road and adjecent streets there are shops, malls and stalls selling Garments (Male, Felame, Casual, Formal, Bridal) Fabrics, Fashion Accessoroes, Cosmatics, Footware, Leather goods, Travel Bags, Hands Bags and Gold/Silver Jewellery.

A Place to buy virtually everything at reasonable price, lot lower then anywhere in Pakistan.

Open at or after 11.00 AM untill 8.30 to 9.00 PM (Jewellers untill 6.00 PM) Sunday closed, although some stalls are open for business from 10.00 till evening, watchout some time they have little defective fabrics.

What to buy: Printed Cotton (Called Lawn) for Summer wear, most famous are Sitara and Gul Ahmed Lawn with wide range of colors and prints

Pashmisa, Silk, Raw Silk, Hand made embroidid, Hand Painted, Georget etc etc etc its a never ending list

What to pay: Knowledge of fabric is a must and best if accompanied by a local, Bargaining start from 30% to 40% of asking price

Karachi is one of the best place to buy Cellular Phones at cheapest price, Electronics Market is the place located in the center (Saddar) Cluster of over 3000 shops scatered all over, selling New, Used and Refurbished Cell Phones, NOKIA, LG and MOTOROLA is the most selling brands. Prices are very reasonable and almost same at all shops.

Flat Screen TV, Music System, DVD Player, All kinds of home appliances are also been sold in this market.

What to buy: NOKIA N95 Aprx Rs.36000.00 (US$600.00)

www.mobilezone.com.pk to check the prices

What to pay: Rs. 250 to Rs. 500 less then the prices given on above mentioned website.