Permal used to sprint from his home in Saddar, Karachi, to his school, Saint Patrick's every morning.
It has a population of around 200,000 which includes a majority of Punjabis/Pothoharis and a minority of Urdu speaking Mohajirs, Kashmiris and Pathans.
Saddar |
The school was located in the old center of Karachi at Frere Street, near Saddar, adjacent to the Cantonment Railway Station, Karachi and to the Red Cross, Pakistan, offices.
A major bustling street in Saddar is named Zaib-un-nissa Street, after the influential author and journalist, Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah.