Karachi: The Musical is Pakistan's first original Broadway-style Urdu musical, with music by Hamza Jafri and lyrics by Faraz Lodhi. Set in the Lyari area of Karachi, the story revolves around an aspiring boxer, Saif Salam, who travels from Mailsi to train with the country's best boxing coach, Ghulam Bashir. It guest-starred Munawar Saeed as Dara Jokhio, a former gangster.
The musical opened in Karachi on 22 October 2011 and ran until 13 November. An all Pakistan tour was planned for March 2012. The show's band included Asad Zafar (Guitarist), Sheraz (Tabla), Manzoor Ahmed (Violinist), Joshua Fernandes (Drummer), and Danish Manzoor (Keyboardist).
Saif Salam (Imam Syed) travels from Mailsi, Multan to train with Pakistan's best boxing coach, Ghulam Bashir (Faraz Lodhi), who owned the Ghulam Bashir Boxing Club in Lyari. But there is one catch: Bashir has not coached anyone in the last two decades since he had a falling out with his best friend Daud Islam (Adnan Jaffar), who now runs the local mafia that controls drugs, prostitution, and betting houses in one of the most troubled parts of the city.
As Saif learns how to spar, he realizes that his decision to train for a professional boxing career has sparked tension between age-old rivals, put the livelihood of thousands in the area at risk, and exposed his family to grave danger.
An official soundtrack for the Musical was released which consists of the first six songs.