KARACHI

                                                         KARACHI 

 Karachi is the largest city of pakistan, 

It is also capital of pakistani province of sindh. Karachi is the main seaport and financial center of Pakistan. 

Karachi is also known as city of lights mainly due to city's night life, for which it is famous as the city which never sleeps. Karachi metro has an estimated population of over 23.5+ million people as of 2013 and area of approxmately 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi) risulting in the density of more than 6,000 people per squire kilometer (15,500 per squire mile ). 

Karachi is the 7th Largest urban agglomeration in the world, and the second Largest in the muslim world. 

it is also world's 7th least expensive city to live based on cost of living, 

its Pakistan's center of banking, industries, economic activity and trade and is home to pakistan's largest corporations, including those involvede in textiles, shipping, Automotive industries, entertaiment, the arts, fation adversting, publishing, software development and medical reserch. 

The city is hub of higher education in South Asia and muslim world. 

Karachi is the also ranked as a beta world city. 

It was the capital of pakistan until islamabad was constructed as a capital to spread development evently across the country and to prevent it from begin concentrated in karachi. 

Karachi is the location of the port of karachi and port Bin Qasim, two of the region's largest and busiest ports. after the independence of pakistan, the city population increased dramatically when hundreds of South Asia came to settle in Karachi. 

The city is located on the Arabian Sea castline. It is also known as the Uroos ul Bilaad "the Bride of the cities " and the ( City of Lights " and the " City of the Quaid" having been the birth and burial place of Quaid-eAzam, The Great Leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the fouder of Pakistan, Who made the his home after Pakistan's independence from the Birtish Raj on 14 August 1947. 

The term " City of lights " was the first use during Ayub area when new buildings, residential and recreation areas were constrructed.

During Birtish Raj, It was also described as "Paris of Asia 

According to Price water house Coopers, in 2009, 

Karachi had a total GDP of $78 billion with conservative projections expecting it to rise to $193 billion in 2025

KMC: Official Web Portal of Karachi 

www.kmc.gos.pk 

 

 THE SHORT HISTORY OF KARACHI

By ANWAR RAJPER