Karachi is as eager as any other large city in the world to grow beyond it’s barriers. “Do you find our society somewhat schizophrenic?” a dramatically made-up Karachi socialite asked me, while discreetly tapping the ash from her cigarillo. “No more than our own in Mumbai,” I laughed. Perhaps, the answer disappointed her, for she turned away haughtily and went in search of a drink. “Doesn’t the hypocrisy get you in our town…. Look at the double standards…Why do people hide their alcohol in glasses of Coke or Sprite?” I pointed out that it happens in Ahmedabad all the time....