Karachi Boat Builders Work to Preserve Pakistan’s Historic Maritime Craftsmanship

Boat builders keep Karachi's fishing heritage afloat

The rhythmic hammering of nails and the whine of saws echo around a coastal Karachi neighbourhood, where small figures of men work atop massive wooden fishing hulls that loom beneath a pale summer sky. Ibrahim Hyderi, a maritime town on the outskirts of the port city believed to date back centuries, is renowned for the construction of traditional fishing boats. “This is the area that gave birth to Karachi, and that provided Karachi with its fishing sector,” said Mehran Ali Shah of the Pakista...

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Boat builders keep Pakistan's fishing heritage afloat

The rhythmic hammering of nails and the whine of saws echo around a coastal Karachi neighbourhood, where small figures of men work atop massive wooden fishing hulls that loom beneath a pale summer sky. Workers building traditional wooden boats at a yard in Ibrahim Hyderi in...