All Stories: metropole hotel

The hotel was built in the late 1950s at the centre of Karachi.

'The construction of any high-rise building on the land of the hotel would cause further traffic congestion in the area'

Karachi, Pakistan's biggest and most diverse city, was once home to a famous nightclub scene where alcohol flowed freely and luminaries from the world of jazz played to packed crowds eager for a taste of Western culture.