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Karachi (Urdu: كراچى), (Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. The city is the financial and commercial hub of Pakistan and an important regional port. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, northwest of the Indus River delta. Karachi accounts for the largest share of Pakistan's gross domestic product and generates about 65% of the national revenue.[citation needed] Karachi claims the highest per capita income in South Asia[citation needed] and is the nucleus of regional business and technological activities. The city has one of the highest literacy rates in Pakistan and is the home of several important academic and research institutions. With an estimated population of over 12 million, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world. Image File history File links Books-aj. ...
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Karachi district is the most populous of the Districts of Pakistan. ...
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Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 480 KB) Summary The maosoleum of Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in Karachi Pakistan Image uploaded by permission from its photographer, Skasuga, who uploaded the image on flickr. ...
Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ...
Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
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Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ...
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Mustafa Kamal is the Lord Mayor of Karachi. ...
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Sindhi (سنڌي، सिनà¥à¤§à¥€ sindhÄ«) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
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Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
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The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ...
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History The history of Karachi prior to the nineteenth century is brief. Karachi was known as Barbarikon during the Indo-Greek Kingdom. According to legend, Krokola was settled when an old fisherwoman by the name of Mai Kolachi settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community [2]. At Krokola, Alexander the Great camped and built a fleet for the voyage back to Babylonia. Alexander's admiral Nearchus sailed back to Mesopotamia from 'Morontobara' port, which is probably the modern Manora Island at Karachi harbor. When Muhammad bin Qasim conquered modern Pakistan in 712, the area was called Debal (or Debul) which may have been the ancestral village of present-day Karachi. According to the British historian Eliot, parts of city of Karachi and the island of Manora at port of Karachi constituted the city of Debal. Barbarikon was the name of a sea port near the modern-day city of Karachi, Pakistan, important in the Hellenistic era in Indian Ocean trade. ...
The Indo-Greek Kingdom (or sometimes Greco-Indian Kingdom) covered various parts of northwest and northern India from 180 BCE to around 10 CE, and was ruled by a succession of more than thirty Greek kings, often in conflict with each other. ...
The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ...
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Babylonia, named for its capital city, Babylon, was an ancient state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ...
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Manora is a small island just outside the port of Karachi, Pakistan. ...
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Debal was a port located at modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
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Debal was a port located at modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
It was in 1772 that the village Kolachi-jo-Goth was changed from a fishing village to a trading post when it was selected as a port for trade with Muscat and Bahrain. In the following years, a fort was built and cannons brought in from Muscat were mounted on it. The fort had two doorways, one facing the sea called the Kharo Dar (in Sindhi), Khara Dar (in Urdu) or Brackish Gate Kharadar and one facing the River Lyari called the Mitho Dar (in Sindhi), Meetha Dar (in Urdu) or Sweet Gate Mithadar. Currently, the site of those gates corresponds to the location of the neighborhoods of Kharodar and Mithodar. In 1795 the city passed from the Khan of Kalat to the rulers of Sindh. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1982x1503, 608 KB) Summary This picture shows the Frere Hall, a beautiful colonial era building in Karachi, Pakistan This picture was taken by me and I release it to the public domain. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1982x1503, 608 KB) Summary This picture shows the Frere Hall, a beautiful colonial era building in Karachi, Pakistan This picture was taken by me and I release it to the public domain. ...
Frere Hall - a beautiful structure built during British Raj Frere Hall is one of the beautiful and old buildings in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
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Several things are known as Muscat: Muscat, or Mascat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, also known as sultanate of Muscat. ...
Kharadar is one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Pakistan. ...
Mithadar is one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Pakistan. ...
The city of Kalat is located roughly in the center of Balochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly west of the provincial capital Quetta. ...
Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
Karachi gained in position as a port which led to its importance being recognized by the British, and consequently led to the conquering of the town on the February 3, 1839. Three years later, it was annexed into British India as a district. The British recognized the importance of Karachi as a natural harbor and port for the produce of the Indus basin, and the city was rapidly developed into a bustling port city. A famous quote about Karachi attributed to Charles Napier is: Would that I could come again to see you in your grandeur!. Napier's quote proved almost prophetic as it was under the British Raj that Karachi would grow rapidly as its harbor was developed. When the First Indian War for Independence broke out in 1857, the 21st Native Infantry stationed in Karachi declared allegiance to the rebellion and joined the cause of the war on September 10, 1857. The British quickly reasserted control over Karachi and defeated the uprising. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ...
The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ...
General Sir Charles James Napier Sir Charles James Napier (August 10, 1782 - August 29, 1853) was a British general and Commander-in-Chief in India. ...
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The year 1857 saw a prolonged period of armed uprisings as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British occupation of that part of the subcontinent. ...
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In 1876, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born in the city, and he would later be buried there. By this time Karachi was a developed city with railroads, churches, mosques, paved streets, courts and many commercial centers as well as a magnificent harbor built by the British. Many of the buildings were built in classical British colonial style, contrasting significantly with the "Mughal Gothic" of Lahore. Many of these old buildings exist today and provide interesting destinations for visitors. Karachi continued to grow in size as well as importance due to its position as a major port. A railroad connected Karachi to the rest of British India in the 1880s. Population grew from 73,500 (1881), to 105,199 (1891), to 115,407 (1901) (Britannica 1911 ed.). In 1899 Karachi was said to be the largest wheat exporting port in the East (Feldman 1970:57). In 1911 when the capital was shifted to Delhi, Karachi became closer to being a Gateway to India. Karachi was declared the capital of the newly formed Sindh province in 1936, chosen over the traditional capital city, Hyderabad. Office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai (1892–1893), Rattanbai Petit (1918–1929) Children: daughter Dina Wadia Date of Death: September 11, 1948 Place...
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In 1947, Karachi was made the capital of the new nation of Pakistan. At that time Karachi was a city of only 400,000 people, and its growth accelerated as a result of its new status. Being the capital, Karachi became a focal point for the new nation and this added to its status as a cultural centre in this part of the world. Although the capital later moved to Rawalpindi and then Islamabad, Karachi remains the economic centre of Pakistan, accounting for a large portion of the GDP of the country and large chunk of the nation's white collar workers. In the 1960s, Karachi was seen as an economic role model around the area and there was much praise for the way its economy was progressing, but in the 1990s, the city was wracked with sectarian violence. In the last 20 years, Karachi has continued to grow, passing the 12 million mark. The current economic boom in Pakistan has created a sudden growth spurt in Karachi as jobs and infrastructure projects are increasing with time. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rawalpindi (tehsil). ...
Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
Geography and climate - Main article: Climate of Karachi
Karachi is located in southern Pakistan, directly north of the Arabian Sea. The city covers 591 square kilometers (228 square miles) while the metropolitan area covers 1450 km² (560 mi²).[3] Karachi mostly comprises flat or rolling plains with hills on the western and northern boundaries of the urban sprawl. Two rivers pass through the city: the Malir River (north east to centre) and the Lyari River (north to south). Many other smaller rivers pass through the city as well with general drainage being from the western and northern areas towards the south. The Karachi Harbor is a protected bay to the south west of the city. The harbor is protected from storms by Kiamari Island, Manora Island and Oyster Rocks, which together block the greater part of the harbor entrance in the west. The southern limit of the city is the Arabian Sea and forms a chain of warm water beaches that are rich in natural beauty. Karachi is located on the coast and as a result has a relatively mild climate. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 586 KB) Summary Description: A picture of the Mohatta Palace Museum in Karachi, Pakistan Author/Source: took and edited this picture myself. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 586 KB) Summary Description: A picture of the Mohatta Palace Museum in Karachi, Pakistan Author/Source: took and edited this picture myself. ...
Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is a term for the rapid and expansive growth of a greater metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area. ...
Malir River passes through the city of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea. ...
Lyari River carries the sewerage water of the inhabitant of karachi and drops into Arabian sea. ...
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Manora is a small island just outside the port of Karachi, Pakistan. ...
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Karachi is located on the coast and as a result has a relatively mild climate. The level of precipitation is low for most of the year (approximately 10 inches per annum). However, due to the city's proximity to the sea, humidity levels usually remain high throughout the year. The city enjoys mild winters and hot summers. Karachi also receives the tail end of the monsoon rains. Since summer temperatures are quite high (the end of April through mid-July are approximately 33 to 37 degrees Celsius), the winter months (November through March) are the best time to visit Karachi. December, which is the most popular month for social events such as weddings, fundraisers and charity balls, is frequently the time when most visitors, tourists and expatriates come to Karachi. Humidity is the concentration of water vapor in the air. ...
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Government - Main article: Mayors of Karachi
 Civic Centre (City Govt. offices) at Hasan Square The City of Karachi Municipal Act was promulgated in 1933. Initially the Municipal Corporation comprised the mayor and deputy mayor as well as 57 councilors. In 1976, the Karachi Municipal Corporation was changed to a Metropolitan Corporation. In order to decentralize the political, administrative and financial resources and responsibilities, the government of Pakistan designed a new devolution plan in 2000. Prior to the implementation of the devolution plan in 2001, the administrative area of Karachi was a second-level division known as Karachi Division, which was subdivided into five districts: Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir. When the second-level divisions were abolished in 2000, the five districts were merged into Karachi District, and officially became a City District in 2001. Karachi now has a three-tier federated system, formed by: List of Mayors (Nazims) during 20th Century Karachi City Municipal Act was promulgated in 1933. ...
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The City-District of Karachi is divided into eighteen towns governed by elected municipal administrations, responsible for infrastructure and spatial planning, development facilitation, and municipal services (water, sanitation, solid waste, repairing roads, parks, street lights, and traffic engineering), with some functions retained by the CDG. Here is a list of all of the districts of Pakistan as of 2003. ...
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Karachi City is a federation of eighteen autonomous towns, formed in 2001 as the latest stage of a developing system of local government. ...
The towns are sub-divided into 178 localities governed by elected union councils (UC's), which are the core element of the local government system. Each UC is a body of thirteen directly elected members including a Nazim (mayor) and a Naib Nazim (deputy mayor). The UC Nazim heads the union administration and is responsible for facilitating the CDG to plan and execute municipal services, as well as for informing higher authorities about public concerns and complaints. Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ...
Nazim is the name given in Pakistan to the mayor of a city. ...
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In the local body elections of 2005, Syed Mustafa Kamal was elected City Nazim of Karachi to succeed Naimatullah Khan & Nasreen Jalil was elected as the City Naib Nazim. Mustafa Kamal took the oath on October 17, 2005 at Bagh-e-Jinnah.[4] Mustafa Kamal was the provincial minister for information technology in Sindh before assuming office as the city's mayor. His predecessor, Naimatullah Khan was chosen as one of the best mayors of 2004-05 in Asia.[5] An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...
Mustafa Kamal is the Lord Mayor of Karachi. ...
Nasreen Jalil (22 February 1947 in Lahore) is the currently the Naib Nazim of the city of Karachi, Pakistan. ...
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Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
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Baldia Town is a town located in the western part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan with a population of more than 400,000 at the 1998 census. ...
Bin Qasim Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Gadap Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Gulberg Town (Urdu: گلبرگ ) is one of the towns in northern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Jamshed Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Kiamari Town (also spelt Keamari and Kemari) is the main coastal town of Karachi, located in the central and western parts of the city, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline with sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. ...
Korangi is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Landhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan. ...
Liaquatabad Town is one of the towns in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Lyari Town is a town in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Malir Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
New Karachi Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
North Nazimabad Town is one of the neighborhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Orangi Town is one of the towns in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Saddar is one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Shah Faisal Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Sindh Industrial Trading Estate SITE Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Defense Housing Society Karachi is one of the neighborhoods of in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
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Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ...
Demographics | Year | Population |
| | 1856 | 56,875 | | 1872 | 56,753 | | 1881 | 73,560 | | 1891 | 105,199 | | 1901 | 136,297 | | 1911 | 186,771 | | 1921 | 244,162 | | 1931 | 300,799 | | 1941 | 435,887 | | 1951 | 1,068,459 | | 1961 | 1,912,598 | | 1972 | 3,426,310 | | 1981 | 5,208,132 | | 1998 | 9,269,265 | | 2006[1] | 11,969,284 |
 Trend of Population Growth in Karachi The population and demographic distribution of Karachi during last 150 years have greatly changed. Non-governmental and international sources report that Karachi's current population is estimated to be 14 to 15 million[citation needed] — a thirty-seven-fold increase over its population in 1947 (400,000). The city's population is currently growing at about 5% per year (mainly on account of rural-urban internal migration), including an estimated 45,000 migrant workers coming to the city every month.[6] Karachi is one of the largest megacities of the world. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (890x596, 18 KB) Summary Description: Trend of Population Growth in Karachi Author: Myself Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Karachi is a multi-ethnic, cosmopolitan city. The dominant ethnic group in Karachi is the Urdu speaking Muhajirs who migrated to Pakistan from different parts of the Indian subcontinent after independence in 1947. The other large groups include the Sindhis, Balochis, Punjabis, Pashtuns, Kashmiris, Seraikis and more than one million Afghan refugees who have permanently settled in Karachi after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The refugees include several ethnic groups: Pakhtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, and Turkmen, who have raised the number of Afghans to about 3 million. There are also hundreds of thousands of Bengalis, Arabs, Iranians, Arakani Muslim refugees (from Rakhine State in Myanmar) and African immigrants who are also settled in Karachi. A large community of Zoroastrian-Persian Parsis also existed in Karachi prior to independence in 1947. The Parsis of Karachi have played an important role in the history of the city serving in key government positions, undertaking large philanthropic projects and conducting business in the city. Since independence however, most of them migrated to western nations and currently, the Parsi population of the city numbers about 5000. There is also a large community of Goan Catholic Christians who settled in Karachi during the British era. Most refugee minorities of the city live in slum areas. See Muhajir page for all Muhajir groups in the world Muhajir or Mohajir (Arabic: Ù…Ûاجر) is an ethnic group in Pakistan. ...
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Sindhi refers to an Indo-Aryan language speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ...
The Baloch (بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ...
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The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ...
Kashmiri refers to people who ancestrally belong to the region of Kashmir. ...
The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ...
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The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ...
Tajik may refer to: Tajiks, an ethnicity with dwellers in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan The Arabic-schooled, ethnically Persian administrative caste of the Turco-Persian society. ...
The Hazara are an ethnic group who reside mainly in the central Afghanistan mountain region called Hazarajat or Hazaristan. ...
The Bengali people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia with a history going back more than two millennia. ...
The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...
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Rakhine State (Burmese: ; formerly Arakan) is a state of Myanmar. ...
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According to 1998 census the linguistic distribution of population, is as follows. Urdu speaking 48.52%; Punjabi 13.94%; Sindhi 7.22%; Pushto 11.42%; Balochi 4.34%; Seraiki 2.11%; others 12.4%. The others include Gujarati, Dawoodi Bohra, Memon, Brahui, Makrani, Khowar, Burushaski, Arabic, Persian and Bengali. The religious breakup of the city is as follows: Muslim 96.49%; Christian 2.35%; Hindu 0.83%; Qadiani 0.17%; others 0.13%. The others include Parsi, Jews and Buddhist.[citation needed] 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Muhajir or Mohajir is essentially an ethnic group within Pakistan. ...
Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
Sindhi (سنڌي، सिनà¥à¤§à¥€ sindhÄ«) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...
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The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ...
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Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras, a MustaˤlÄ« subsect of IsmÄÄ«lÄ« Shīˤa IslÄm, and are based in India. ...
The Memon people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in Sindh province of what is now Pakistan and later settled in Gujarat. ...
The Brahui language is mainly spoken in Balochistan, Pakistan, although also in Afghanistan and Iran. ...
Khowar is classified as a Dardic language. ...
Burushaski (Other names are Burushaski, Brushas, Brushias) is a language isolate spoken by some 50,000_60,000 people in the Hunza, Nagir, Yasin, and some parts of Gilgit valleys in northern Pakistan. ...
Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...
The Persians of Iran (officially named Persia by West until 1935 while still referred to as Persia by some) are an Iranian people who speak Persian (locally named Fârsi by native speakers) and often refer to themselves as ethnic Iranians as well. ...
Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit. ...
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Economy - Main article: Economy of Karachi
 View of Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi
 View of the I.I.Chundrigar Rd skyline, heart of the financial district of Karachi Karachi is the financial capital of Pakistan. It accounts for the lion's share of Pakistan's GDP and generates about 65% percent of the national revenue.[citation needed] Most of Pakistan's public and private banks have their head offices in Karachi. Nearly all of these are located on I.I Chundrigar Road (Karachi Wall Street) which is fast becoming home to the high-rise headquarters of major corporations. The most notable of these are the Habib Bank Plaza, which was the tallest building in Pakistan before it was surpassed by Muslim Commercial Bank's MCB Tower. Karachi was the capital of Pakistan until 1959 when the seat of government was transferred to Islamabad. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1019x540, 81 KB) Summary This picture shows the I. I. Chundrigar Rd skyline of Karachi, Pakistan. ...
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Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road or I. I. Chundrigar Road is the main business street in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Habib Bank Plaza at I.I.Chundrigar Road skyline, heart of the financial district of Karachi Habib Bank Plaza is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
MCB Tower at I.I.Chundrigar Road skyline, heart of the financial district of Karachi The Muslim Commercial Bank, or MCB, is one of the largest banks in Pakistan. ...
MCB Tower at I.I.Chundrigar Road skyline, heart of the financial district of Karachi MCB Tower or Muslim Commercial Bank Tower is Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
With collaboration from a Qatar-based company, the Karachi Port Trust is taking on a Rs. 20 billion project, the Port Tower Complex, which will be 1,400 feet high. It should be finished within six years.[7][8] It will comprise a hotel, a shopping center, and an Expo center. Integrating into Karachi’s skyline, the main feature of the venture shall be a revolving restaurant, a viewing gallery offering a panoramic view of the coastline and the city. The Tower is planned to be located at the Clifton shoreline. It will be amongst the ten tallest buildings of the world. Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is a Pakistan federal government agency that oversees the operations of Karachi Port at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
A revolving restaurant is a restaurant on a revolving floorplate. ...
Clifton is an often used name for many people, and many places. ...
Besides banking and finance, Karachi also hosts the offices of foreign multinational corporations as well as corporations based in Pakistan. It is home to the largest stock exchange of Pakistan: the Karachi Stock Exchange. This financial boom helped Pakistan to achieve its ambitious goal of exceeding a seven percent growth in GDP for the fiscal year 2004-05. A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) or transnational corporation (TNC) is a corporation/enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ...
// History Karachi Stock Exchange has been declared as the “Best Performing Stock Market of The World For the year 2002â€. As on December 31, 2004, 661 companies were listed with the market capitalization of Rs. ...
The recent trend of ICT (Information & Communications Technology), electronic media and call centers has become a significant part of Karachi business hierarchy. Call centers for foreign companies have been targeted as a significant area of growth, with the government making efforts to reduce taxes by as much as 80 per cent in order to gain foreign investments in the IT sector. Information technology (IT) or Information and communication(s) technology (ICT) (also Infocomm, esp. ...
Electronic media are those communications mediums which are based on electronic or electromechanical means of production and most often distinguished from print media. ...
A call centre (Commonwealth English) or call center (AmE) is a centralised office of a company that answers incoming telephone calls from customers or that makes outgoing telephone calls to customers (telemarketing). ...
Many of Pakistan’s independent television and radio channels are headquartered in Karachi. KTN, Sindh TV, Kashish TV, Geo television, Ary Digital and Aaj TV are the most popular ones. They generate huge business revenues for the city in advertising and provide jobs and entertainment. These channels are on satellite and can be seen all over the world. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Pakistani television stations. ...
Geo TV or GEO Television is a Pakistani television network. ...
ARY Digital is a popular South Asian television network based in Dubai, UAE. It also has studios in London and Pakistan. ...
Karachi also has a huge industrial base. There are several large industrial estates on most of the fringes of the main city. The main industries are textiles, pharmaceuticals, steel, and automobiles. Apart from these, there are many cottage industries in the city as well. Karachi is also the software outsourcing hub of Pakistan. It also has a rapidly flourishing Free Zone with an annual growth rate of nearly 6.5 per cent. An Expo center has also been set up in Karachi and is now available to host many regional and international exhibitions. A cottage industry is an industry – primarily manufacturing – which includes many producers, working from their homes, typically part time. ...
A Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ...
Karachi is also home of major automobile manufacturing companies. Toyota is in the process of increasing production capacity to over 120,000 units/ annum.[citation needed] Suzuki Motor Company is also located in Karachi. The manufacturing plant located in Bin Qasim has a production capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year. Among others Millat Tractors, Adam Motors, HinoPak Buses and Trucks manufacturing plants are also located in Karachi. Toyota redirects here. ...
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The Port of Karachi and nearby Port Qasim are the two main seaports of Pakistan, and Quaid-e-Azam International Airport is the largest airport in Pakistan. The logo of the Karachi Port Trust. ...
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is a port in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located at , (24. ...
Jinnah International Airport is Pakistans largest international and domestic airport. ...
During 1960s, Karachi was seen as an economic role model around the developing world, and there was much praise for the way its economy was progressing. Many countries sought to emulate Pakistan's economic planning strategy and one of them, South Korea, copied its Second Five Year Plan, 1960-65, not just that, World financial center in Seoul was designed and modeled after Karachi.[citation needed] While in the early 1960s the per capita income of Pakistan was more or equal to Korea, the latter ended up among the more developed of the developing countries, with a GDP per capita greater than $8,000 today. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
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Culture
 Karachi Creek Marina Club Karachi is home to some of Pakistan's important cultural institutions. The National Academy of Performing Arts, [9] located in the newly renovated Hindu Gymkhana offers a two year diploma course in performing arts that include classical music and contemporary theatre. The All Pakistan Musical Conference, linked to the 45-year old similar institution in Lahore, has been holding its Annual Music Festival since its inception in 2004. The Festival is now a well-established feature of the city life of Karachi that is awaited anxiously and attended by more than 3000 citizens of Karachi as well as people from other cities.[citation needed] The National Arts Council (Koocha-e-Saqafat) also has musical performances and Mushaira (poetry recitations). Karachi has several excellent museums including the Mohatta Palace museum that regularly has exhibitions as well as the National Museum of Pakistan. The Kara Film Festival organized annually showcases independent Pakistani and international films and documentaries. Image File history File linksMetadata Hindu_Gymkhana_Karachi. ...
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National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Mushaira is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil) where poets gather to speak thier poetical work. ...
Mohatta Palace Mohatta Palace is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
The Kara Film Festival is the only internationlly recognized film festival of Pakistan, annually held in the city of light — Karachi. ...
The everyday lifestyle of Karachi differs substantially from that of other Pakistani towns. The culture of Karachi is characterized by the blending of Middle Eastern, South Asian and Western influences, as well as the status of the city as a major international business centre. As a whole, there is considerable diversity in culture, and this diversity has produced unique cultural amalgam of its own type. Karachiites are urbane in humor, pragmatic in approach and rational in practice.[citation needed] Professionalism is appreciated over emotional and conservative attitude. Most of the dwellers live in medium sized houses and flats rather than large open space houses of other cities in Pakistan. Karachi also hosts the largest middle class stratum of the country. Skewed difference of living standard and showy feudal living style do not exist in Karachi. Nearly all parties, functions and celebrations are scheduled at nighttime. The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ...
A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
South Asia or Southern Asia is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ...
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Education - Main articles: List of educational institutions in Karachi, List of universities in Karachi
Karachi has the highest literacy rate of any of Pakistan's other cities as well as the highest number of universities and colleges. The city is well-known for its young student population who flock there from all parts of Pakistan. Most universities of Karachi are considered to be amongst the premier educational institutions of Pakistan with competitive admissions processes. The universities include the University of Karachi, NED University of Engineering and Technology, the Aga Khan University, the Institute of Business Administraton, the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology and Bahria University. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
This is an extensive list of universities in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan. ...
The University of Karachi, located in Karachi is Pakistans largest public university. ...
NED University Insignia NED University of Engineering and Technology is the largest and oldest engineering institution of Pakistan, located in Karachi. ...
The Aga Khan University (AKU) is the first private university in Pakistan, chartered in 1983, it is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Institute of Business Administration, usually referred to by its acronym IBA, is a university in Karachi, Pakistan. ...
Official seal of NUCES National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES or NU) is a University in Pakistan with headquarters at Islamabad and campuses at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. ...
The most respected medical school in Pakistan, Dow Medical College is one of the oldest education institutions of the country. ...
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) campuses are located at Islamabad, Karachi and Larkana in Pakistan and at Dubai in UAE. SZABIST is a Chartered Institute established through an Act of Sindh Assembly in 1995. ...
Bahria University, Islamabad Campus from Satellite Bahria University is a multi-campus university, with its headquarter in Islamabad, Pakistan. ...
Sports Popular sports in Karachi include cricket, hockey, boxing, football and horse racing. The major venue for cricket matches is the National Stadium but matches are also hosted at the UBL Sports Complex, the A. O. Cricket Stadium, the KCCA Cricket Ground, the Karachi Gymkhana Field and the DHA Cricket Stadium. The city also has facilities for hockey (the Hockey Stadium of Pakistan, UBL Hockey Ground), boxing (KPT Sports Complex), squash (Jehangir Khan Squash Complex) and football (Peoples Football Stadium and the Polo Grounds). In 2005, the city hosted the SAFF Cup Football Tournament at the People's Football Stadium. Marinas and Boating Clubs also add to the diverse sporting activities in Karachi. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...
Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball or hard round disc, called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, past the goaltender or goalkeeper (often abbreviated goalie), using a hockey stick. ...
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National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. ...
Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan (born December 10, 1963) is a former World No. ...
The South Asian Football Federation Cup also called the South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup (In 1993 called the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup and in 1995 called the South Asian Gold Cup 95) is a football competition of mainly South Asian countries and territories. ...
Karachi has a number of sporting clubs such as the Karachi Gymkhana, the Sindh Club, the Karachi Club, the Muslim Gymkhana, the Creek Club and the DHA Club that provide excellent sporting facilities to their members, including tennis, badminton and squash courts, swimming pools, jogging tracks, gymnasiums, billiards and much more. There is a world class golf club in DHA as well. Informal sporting activities are also popular, such as night-time cricket which can be seen at weekends when people play brightly-lit night matches on less traversed city streets. Sindh Club is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...
Sites of interest
![The newly built Port Fountain Jet: one of the the world's tallest fountains[citation needed]](/wikimir/images/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/KPT_Fountain.jpg/250px-KPT_Fountain.jpg) The newly built Port Fountain Jet: one of the the world's tallest fountains [citation needed]
 The Clifton beach seafront, Karachi |
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