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In the News (Tue 13 May 08)

  
  Metroblogging Karachi
The picture in Where in Karachi- 105 posted earlier today is proof to the humongous space allocated for parking only.
The other half of the problem can be attributed to the dug up roads,lack of adequate public transportation and obviously the phenomenal discipline displayed by the drivers.
Written from the perspective of people who live, work, and play here every day, Karachi is one of over forty five (and growing) blogs in the globe-spanning Metroblogging network.
karachi.metblogs.com   (1469 words)

  
  ShaikhSiddiqui Karachi
The city of Karachi is located at latitude 24° 48´ N and longitude 66° 59´ E. The city occupies an area of over 4,000 km²; and is expanding.
Karachi is mostly made up of flat or rolling plains with hills on the western and northern boundaries of the urban sprawl.
In 1961, the capital was shifted from Karachi to the new city of Islamabad, and Karachi fell a victim of mismanagement and bad governance.
www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /karachi.html   (1142 words)

  
 Karachi - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Karachi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rapidly developing from its origins as a small fishing village in the early 18th century, Karachi has become the main port for Pakistan, and was the national capital 1947–59.
Karachi is the home of the University of Karachi, founded in 1951, as well as of NED University of Engineering and Technology; other notable landmarks include the tomb of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's first governor general from 1947.
Natural gas is brought to Karachi by pipeline from Sui, 563 km/350 mi to the north, and there is an oil refinery at nearby Korangi.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Karachi   (396 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Karachi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan.
Karachi has faced major infrastructural and socio-economic challenges, but modern industries and businesses have developed in the city, and the population expanded even after the capital was moved to Rawalpindi in 1959.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Karachi witnessed a major influx of refugees from the war in Afghanistan, and increasing political and sectarian violence between the Punjabi and Sindhi communities, and the Mohajirs (descendants of immigrants from India), who formed a plurality of the population.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Karachi   (1102 words)

  
 itsPakistan - Pakistan - Karachi
Karachi is the largest city and former capital of Pakistan on the Arabian Sea near the Indus River delta.
Karachi is the terminus of Pakistan's railway system, which mainly serves to transport goods between Karachi and the interior.
The port of Karachi is one of the busiest east of Suez.
www.itspakistan.net /pakistan/karachi.aspx   (939 words)

  
 Karachi International Airport Encyclopedia @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan and has the IATA Airport Code KHI.
Unfortunately the R101 airship didn't arrive in Karachi (then part of the British Raj), it crashed early in its journey in France.
However, due to terrorist acitivities that rocked the city of Karachi in mid-1980's, several airlines discontinued their service for Qauid-e-Azam International Airport.
www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Karachi_International_Airport   (622 words)

  
 City District Government Karachi.....   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karachi, the major commercial center of Pakistan situated in Sindh province, presently has a population of 13 million with an annual growth rate of 4.8 % compared to the national growth of 3% per annum.
Karachi is also the transport hub of the nation: it contains the country’s two major ports i.e., the port of Karachi and Port Mohammad Bin Qasim as well as Pakistan’s largest International Airport.
Karachi is located on semi-arid zone but due to marine affects, it enjoys a moderate climate.
www.karachicity.gov.pk /eip-main.asp   (521 words)

  
 Karachi travel guide
Karachi is the capital of Sindh Province and the largest city in Pakistan.
Karachi is the center of commerce although the capital was moved to Islamabad in 1963.  All major banks have their headquarters in Karachi which even has its own stock exchange the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE).
Karachi Harbour, due to its geographical and strategic location was known as the gateway to Asia.
www.world66.com /asia/southasia/pakistan/karachi   (289 words)

  
 Murder in Karachi - The New York Review of Books
The most populous metropolis in Pakistan, Karachi is a profoundly troubled place, intermittently engulfed in terrible bouts of killing and kidnapping.
The pink zone in the east is dominated by the Karachi drug mafia; the red zone to the west indicates the area noted for the sophistication of its kidnapping and extortion rackets; the green zone to the south is the preserve of those specializing in sectarian violence.
Karachi has not, at least not yet, but there are few places in the world where Americans are more unpopular.
www.nybooks.com /articles/16823   (5083 words)

  
 Karachi travel guide - Wikitravel
Karachi [1] is Pakistan's largest city, with a metropolitan population of more than 15 million people.
For example, the Peal Continental is known for its Thai (The Blue Elephant), Japanese (Sakura), and Chinese (Tai Pan) restaurants; the Avari is known for its Japanese (Fujiyama) and Chinese (Dynasty), and the Sheraton for its Pakistani (the Pakistani).
Karachi has perhaps 5 hotels that are widely considered to be international 5*, mostly those hotels belonging to famous hotel chains.
wikitravel.org /en/Karachi   (2282 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Strike shuts down tense Karachi
The killing in Karachi on Sunday of a Sunni Muslim cleric was followed a day later by a bomb attack on a Shia mosque which killed 23 people.
The bloodshed in Karachi began on Sunday with the killing of senior Sunni cleric, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, by unidentified gunmen.
The BBC's Zaffar Abbas in Islamabad says Karachi in particular has a long history of religious and ethnic violence, but the month of May was the worst in recent years - with more than 50 people killed in different incidents of violence.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3775873.stm   (602 words)

  
 MQM's Rally Against Terrorism
This mammoth historical event shows that the people of Karachi and Sindh Province are not religious extremists and are against all sorts of terrorism and believe in religious harmony and religious tolerance.
Karachi belongs to the MQM and not to the religious extremists – Altaf Hussain
Karachi does not support the religious extremists and by the Grace of Almighty Allah; the people of Karachi will prove that they stand united on the MQM platform with the international community in combating terrorism, in the forthcoming MQM Rally on 26 September 2001.
www.mqm.org /English-News/Sep-2001/rallyagainstterrorism.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Urban Resource Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh.
The Karachi Port Trust is administered by a Board of Trustees, comprising Chairman and 10 Trustees.
Karachi airport is one of the busiest in Asia.
www.urckarachi.org /important%20links.htm   (1138 words)

  
 Karachi City Of Lights --Karachi Events, Karachi Map,Karachi Live,Karachi Telephone Directory.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pakistan's cosmopolitan city Karachi, is located on the eastern coast of the Arabian Sea.
With a population of nearly 10 million Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan accommodating people from all regions....
KARACHI: The grandson of spiritual leader and PML-F chief, Pir Pagara, and the son of a former provincial....
www.karachiplus.com /city   (192 words)

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