Business, trade: British documentary see potential in Karachi

A British documentary has found Karachi a safe and vibrant city with extraordinary potential for business, trade, tourism and culture.
Caroline Clennell-Jaine, a British artist, writer and documentary maker, shared her observations with a large audience on the occasion of the launch of her documentary on similarities between Karachi and Cambridge, titled 'Other Face', and compilation of pictures of the two cities, titled 'A Portrait of Cambridge and Karachi', at the Pakistan High Commission n London on Friday.
Drawing upon the similarities of the two great cities of the world, Caroline projected multiculturalism, academic excellence, tourist attractions, and business aspects, particularly growth of ethical business of the two cities in the documentary. Focussing on people's life and day to day business Clennel Jaine featured the face of Karachi, usually missed in the western media.
Clennel- Jaine found Karachi safe and comfortable to move around, and considers it a wonderful place for tourism and business. Sarfraz Ahmed, who lives in Cambridge as well as Karachi, appears in the documentary and endorses these views. The documentary shows the talent and taste of the people of Karachi in the fields of arts, crafts, languages, and business. The resilience and hope of common man, particularly young people, is reflected time and again in the sequence of scenes.
Fondness of people of Cambridge about Karachi, and vice versa, is shown through the characters sharing their feelings about the cities. The Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner, Asif Ali Durrani praised the efforts and assured all possible support from the High Commission. Nafees Zakaria Minister Political had helped the project in its nascent stages by ensuring co-ordination with people of Pakistan and travel of the team.
Durrani recalled Cambridge's affiliation with scholars from South Asia, pointing out that Sir Allama Mohammad Iqbal who put forth the idea of separate homeland for the Muslims of South Asia, Chaudhry Rehmat Ali who coined the name Pakistan studied in Cambridge.