Mai Kolachi (Auntie Kolachi) an old fisherwoman by the name of who settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. This port was named after her as Kolachi and this community developed into modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ... It has been suggested that Karachi District be merged into this article or section. ... 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. ...

Historians tell us that its old name of Karachi was Kolachi after the name of an old woman, Mai Kolachi, who was head of the village. She commanded respect among the habitants, and as a mark of respect, they named the village after her. It has been suggested that Karachi District be merged into this article or section. ...

The other view is that it was a village of a Kolachi tribe, which was Baloch from maternal side and Soomras from paternal side. In my view its name was Kalanchi or Kalachi which was in currency even up to the period when Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752), the great mystic sufi poet of Sindh, was composing poetry and immortalising folktales, legends, historical and semi-historical characters of Sindh. The Baloch (بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689 - 1752), was a great Sufi scholar and saint, and is considered as the greatest ever poet in the Sindhi language. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... 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. ...