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The Magic of Fireflies

Fireflies used to light up the Karachi night sky but now they only exist in poetry, music and folklore

Fireflies lit up the evenings of Kashif Qamar鈥檚 childhood in Karachi. With his friends he鈥檇 collect 鈥榡ugnu鈥� as they are called in Urdu into a large jar which then became a living lamp in the intense darkness. But the fireflies have gone 鈥� artificial light means they disappear and Kashif鈥檚 young daughters will never see their flickering magic. Kashif sets out to make a present for his daughters - a collection of memories from history, poetry and music all of which have the jugnu or firefly at their centre.

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