Known as the city of lights, the largest city of Pakistan – Karachi, spreading over an area of 3,782 km sq. The local mercantile community began acquiring impressive structures. [271] Residents of individual streets bear the cost of sewerage pipes, and provide volunteer labour to lay the pipe. Within the city of Karachi, the Lyari Expressway is a controlled-access highway along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Karachi Development Authority (KDA), along with the Lyari Development Authority (LDA) and Malir Development Authority (MDA), is responsible for the development of most undeveloped land around Karachi. Kemari Town and Karachi Port are also located nearby and Karachi Northern Bypass is located less than 5 km away from the centre of Gulbai, Karachi. Shi'ites are predominantly Twelver, with a significant Ismaili minority which is further subdivided into Nizaris, Mustaalis, Dawoodi Bohras, and Sulaymanis. KDA was later placed under direct control of the Government of Sindh in 2011. The frontline of DHA displays Karachi’s beautiful beach. [201] Expatriates from China began migrating to Karachi in the 1940s, to work as dentists, chefs and shoemakers, while many of their decedents continue to live in Pakistan. [2] in 1914, Karachi had become the largest wheat-exporting port of the entire British Empire,[97] after large irrigation works in interior Sindh were initiated to increase wheat and cotton yields. Baldia Town, Karachi Today. It is one of the most urbanized and prestigious housing societies of the city. Under the Talpurs, the Rah-i-Bandar road was built to connect the city's port to the caravan terminals. The Goan community dates from 1820 and has a population estimated to be 12,000–15,000 strong. Public building works were undertaken at this time in Gothic and Indo-Saracenic styles, including the construction of Frere Hall in 1865 and the later Empress Market in 1889. Karachi's affluent and influential Parsis have lived in the region in the 12th century, though the modern community dates from the mid 19th century when they served as military contractors and commissariat agents to the British. [260][261][262][263], The committees for each district devise and enforce land-use and zoning regulations within their district. Karachi's urban area also includes six cantonments, which are administered directly by the Pakistani military, and include some of Karachi's most desirable real-estate. [281], Karachi municipal authorities in October 2017 launched a new early warning system that alerted city residents to a forecasted heatwave. [249], During the 1900s, Karachi saw its major beautification project under the mayoralty of Harchandrai Vishandas. [39] Karachi is considered to be Pakistan's fashion capital,[40][41] and has hosted the annual Karachi Fashion Week since 2009. It offers further connections to northern Pakistan and the Afghan border near Torkham, as well as the N-25 National Highway which connects the port city to the Afghan border near Quetta. The second corridor connects Surjani Town with Shahrah-e-Faisal over a 19-kilometre span, while the third stretch 28 km (17 1⁄2 mi) and connects Karachi's urban centre to the Gulistan-e-Johar suburb. [315] Conflict was especially sharp between MQM party and ethnic Sindhis, Pashtuns, and Punjabis. The 2017 census numerated Karachi's population to be 14,910,352, having grown 2.49% per year since the 1998 census, which had listed Karachi's population at approximately 9.3 million. The national team has been less successful in such limited-overs matches at the ground, including a five-year stint between 1996 and 2001, when they failed to win any matches. It is located in Pakistan, Punjab (‏پاکستان‎, پنجاب). [104][105] Several examples of Modernist architect were built in Karachi during this period, including the Mazar-e-Quaid mausoleum, the distinct Masjid-e-Tooba, and the Habib Bank Plaza (the tallest building in all of South Asia at the time). Rs 1,925,000 2015 - 105,000 km For Urgent Sale Honda Fit Shuttle 2012-2015 Second Owner Full Option. is home to over 19 million people. British Karachi was divided between the "New Town" and the "Old Town", with British investments focused primarily in the New Town. [21] Partition resulted in the exodus of much of the city's Hindu population, though Karachi, like most of Sindh, remained relatively peaceful compared to cities in Punjab. [181] The city is now considered a melting pot of Pakistan, and is the country's most diverse city. Violence originated in the city's university campuses, and spread into the city. [190][191][192][193][194] By some estimates, Karachi is home to the world's largest urban Pashtun population,[195] with more Pashtun citizens than the FATA. Several of Karachi's schools, such as St Patrick's High School, St Joseph's Convent School and St Paul's English High School, are operated by Christian churches, and among Pakistan's most prestigious schools. [89] KW&SB has the optimum capacity to treat up to 150 MGD of sewage, but uses only about 50 MGD of this capacity. [151] An estimated 63% of the Karachi's workforce is employed in trade and manufacturing. Louis. Bahria Town Karachi is a privately owned gated suburb under construction near Karachi, Pakistan. [118], Karachi is home to Pakistan and South Asia's largest shopping mall, Lucky One Mall which hosts more than two hundred stores. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) offers degree programmes in biomedical, electronics, telecom and computer engineering. Rs 425,000 2003 - 100,000 km Coure is excellent condition! [206][207][208] The city's Christian community is primarily composed of Punjabi Christians,[197] who converted from Sikhism to Christianity during the British Raj. [89] The city generates approximately 472 million gallons daily (MGD) of sewage, of which 417 MGD are discharged without treatment. … 90% of Orangi streets are now connected to a sewer system built by local residents under the Orangi Pilot Project. Karachi is one of the world's fastest growing cities,[30] and has communities representing almost every ethnic group in Pakistan. Well connected residential and commercial neighbourhood; Karachi zoo is located less than 7 km away; Lyari is located nearby Kemari Town is located less than 3 km away Key civic bodies, such as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and KBCA (Karachi Building Control Authority), among others, are under the direct control of the Government of Sindh. [166] Approximately 25% of Pakistan's national revenue is generated in Karachi. [22] Karachi is also home to a several-thousand member strong community of Malabari Muslims from Kerala in South India. Each DMC are also maintains its own municipal record archive, and devises its own local budget. [267] compared to 35% in Lahore,[267] and 16% in Multan.[267]. Under his rule, fortifications in the region acted as a bulwark against Portuguese incursions into Sindh. The party and its vast network of supporters were targeted by Pakistani security forces as part of the controversial Operation Clean-up in 1992, as part of an effort to restore peace in the city that lasted until 1994. [236][237] In November 2020, the KCR partially revived operations. [269][270], 98% of Karachi's households are connected to the city's underground public sewerage system,[267] largely operated by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB). The five original DMCs are: Karachi East, Karachi West, Karachi Central, Karachi South and Malir. The Mock Tudor architectural style was introduced in the Karachi Gymkhana and the Boat Club. The visibility is going to be around 10 km i.e. [267] 69% of Karachi residents rely on private garbage collection services,[267] with only 15% relying on municipal garbage collection services. [76] This road would eventually be further developed by the British into Bandar Road, which was renamed Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road. Bambino Cinema, KDA under the control of Karachi's local government and mayor in 2001, while the LDA and MDA were abolished. While Italianate buildings remained popular, an eclectic blend termed Indo-Saracenic or Anglo-Mughal began to emerge in some locations. [204][205] Post-Partition Karachi also once had a sizable refugee community from post-revolutionary Iran. [320], Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture is one of the prime examples of Architectural conservation and restoration where an entire Nusserwanjee building from Kharadar area of Karachi has been relocated to Clifton for adaptive reuse in an art school. The urban area is divided into six District Municipal Corporations: Karachi East, Karachi West, Karachi Central, Karachi South, Malir, Korangi.Each district is further divided into between 22 and 42 Union Committees. [100], Karachi became the focus for the resettlement of middle-class Muslim Muhajir refugees who fled India, with 470,000 refugees in Karachi by May 1948,[101] leading to a drastic alteration of the city's demography. [201] Domestic workers from the Philippines are employed in Karachi's posh locales, while many of the city's teachers hail from Sri Lanka. 19th century Karachi historian Seth Naomal Hotchand recorded that a small settlement of 20–25 huts existed along the Karachi Harbour that was known as Dibro, which was situated along a pool of water known as Kolachi-jo-Kun. [74] The founders of the new fortified settlement were Sindhi Baniyas,[73] and are said to arrived from the nearby town of Kharak Bandar after the harbour there silted in 1728 after heavy rains. [217] Karachi is served by its own archdiocese, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), founded in 1995 by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, operates a campus in Karachi. Karachi's highest recorded temperature is 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) which was recorded on 9 May 1938,[122] and the lowest is 0 °C (32 °F) recorded on 21 January 1934.[120]. As of 8 February 2018[update] Lyari Expressway's north-bound and south-bound sections are both complete and open for traffic. [142], Most of Pakistan's public and private banks are headquartered on Karachi's I. I. Chundrigar Road, which is known as "Pakistan's Wall Street",[2] with a large percentage of the cashflow in the Pakistani economy taking place on I. I. Chundrigar Road. It is also connected to … Municipal water supplies are managed by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB), which supplies 640 million gallons daily (MGD) to the city (excluding the city's steel mills and Port Qasim), of which 440 MGD are filtered/treated. Karachi's primary education system is divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate); and university programs leading to graduate and advanced degrees. [141] The Global FDI Intelligence Report 2017/2018 published by Financial Times ranks Karachi amongst the top 10 Asia pacific cities of the future for FDI strategy. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born in Karachi's Wazir Mansion in 1876 to such migrants from Gujarat. [69][70][71] The Chaukhandi tombs in Karachi's modern suburbs were built around this time between the 15th and 18th centuries. Karachi's area is 3,527 km². Karachi is also the terminus of the N-5 National Highway which connects the city to the historic medieval capital of Sindh, Thatta. It will be dry with no precipitation and cloud covering 0% of the sky, the humidity will be around 35%. [171][172][173] Karachi's population grew by 59.8% since the 1998 census to 14.9 million, while Lahore city grew 75.3%[174] – though Karachi's census district had not been altered by the provincial government since 1998, while Lahore's had been expanded by Punjab's government,[174] leading to some of Karachi's growth to have occurred outside the city's census boundaries. [2][195] While generally considered to be one of Karachi's most conservative communities, Pashtuns in Karachi generally vote for the secular Awami National Party rather than religious parties. [201], Karachi is one of Pakistan's most religiously diverse cities. [98] By this point Karachi had become widely known for its high rates of violent crime, usually in relation to criminal activity, gang-warfare, sectarian violence, and extrajudicial killings. [131], Karachi Export Processing Zone, SITE, Korangi, Northern Bypass Industrial Zone, Bin Qasim and North Karachi serve as large industrial estates in Karachi. [289][290], Though Lahore is considered to be home of Pakistan's film industry, Karachi is home to Kara Film Festival annually showcases independent Pakistani and international films and documentaries.[291]. The aforementioned historic areas form the oldest portions of Karachi, and contain its most important monuments and government buildings, with the I. I. Chundrigar Road being home to most of Pakistan's banks, including the Habib Bank Plaza which was Pakistan's tallest building from 1963 until the early 2000s. [127] Up to 60% of Karachi's residents live in such unplanned communities.[127]. [266] There are six military cantonments, which are administered by the Pakistani Army, and are some of Karachi's most upscale neighbourhoods. [251] In 1996, the metropolitan area was divided into five districts, each with its own municipal corporation. Karachi is also home to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which was rated as Asia's best performing stock market in 2015 on the heels of Pakistan's upgrade to emerging-market status by MSCI.[143]. While most of the city's Hindu population left en masse for India following Pakistan's independence, Karachi still has a large Hindu community with an estimated population of 250,000 based on 2013 data,[218] with several active temples in central Karachi. [27] By the time of the Partition of British India, the city was the largest in Sindh with an estimated population of 400,000. [187] The Muhajir Urdu-speaking community in the 2017 census forms slightly less than 45% of the city's population. [318] Mon 18/01. In 2016, the number of murders in Karachi had dropped to 471, which had dropped further to 381 in 2017. AT A GLANCE. 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