“Guzray Din, Guzartay Din” (Days Gone by, Passing Days) is a personal essay first published in the special issue Karachi ki Kahani (The Story of Karachi) of the Urdu  quarterly magazine Aaj (Issues No. 19 & 20) in 1996. Later in 2007, it was published in a 2-volume book form, titled Karachi ki Kahani (The Story of Karachi). Read the essay here.