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KARACHI

City of lights

Presentation by

ZAKIR HUSSAIN

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Geography

City occupies an areaof over 3000 km.

Karachi is mostly

made up of flat orrolling plains.

Two rivers passthrough the city.

The southern limit ofthe city is the ArabianSea.

Location of Karachi Geographically

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Climate

Karachi is located on the coast .

Karachi has a relatively mild climate

Humidity levels usually remain high .

Karachi also receives the tail end of the monsoonrains.

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Population of Karachi

1856 : 56,8751872 : 56,7531881 : 73,5601891 : 105,1991901 : 136,2971911 : 186,771

1921 : 244,1621931 : 300,7991941 : 435,887

1951 : 1,068,4591961 : 1,912,5981972 : 3,426,3101981 : 5,208,132

1998 : 9,269,265 (Metro. 10.2 million)

Karachi's current population is estimatedto be about 15 million

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History

Origin of Karachi

Karachi was as small fishing village knownas Karachi-jo-Goth.

Karachi began as a small fisherman village.

In 1947 Pakistan was declared a separate state and

Karachi was designated as the Capital of Pakistan .

It accommodated a huge influx of migrants to the newly

formed state, which made it expand at a rapid rate.

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British Era of development in Karachi

Karachi gained in position as port by the British on the3rd of February 1839.

In 1942, it was annexed into British India as a district.

A railroad was laid to connect Karachi the rest of BritishIndia in the 1880s.

In 1899 Karachi was said to be the largest wheatexporting port in the East.

In 1911 when the capital was shifted to Delhi, Karachibecame closer to being a Gateway to India.

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The St. Patrick's Cathedral - built in 1845 by British

View of the Karachi Port at Manora in 1885

British Era of development in Karachi

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Government & Administrative Division

The city district of Karachi is divided into eighteen townseach with its own council and Nazim. These towns are:

BaldiaBin QasimGadapGulbergGulshanJamshed

KemariKorangiLandhiLiaquatabadLyariMalir

New KarachiNorth NazimabadOrangiSaddarShah FaisalSITE

Karachi as a city is governed by the City District Government ofKarachi (CDGK).

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Revenue Engine of Pakistan

Karachi is the financial capital of Pakistan.

Karachi is also home to the largest stock exchangeof Pakistan.

The headquarters of nearly all the Multi-nationalcompanies based in Pakistan are in Karachi.

Karachi accounts for the lion's share of Pakistan'sGDP

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View of two tallest buildings of Pakistan

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City View at Night

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The newly constructed KPT Fountain at Karachicurrently, the world's tallest fountain

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night view of the world's tallest fountain

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Tomb of Founder of Pakistan

The Tomb of Founder of Pakistan,Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Educational Institutions

Karachi has the highest

literacy rate.

Karachi has the highestnumber of universities andcolleges.

Aga Khan University,

University, Institute ofBusiness Administration(IBA), Textile Institute OfPakistan, Mohammad AliJinnah University, DowUniversity of Health Sciences,N.E.D. University, Institute ofBusiness and Management(IBM) are the premiereducational institutions ofPakistan

Textile Institute of Pakistan

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Shopping Zone

Tariq Road, Zamzama are

the most famous shoppingareas in the city.

The Saddar area indowntown Karachi is alsohome to countless large andsmall markets dealing fromeveryday household items toclothing and fabrics toelectronics. The EmpressMarket is a large Victorianera market, which is hometo wholesellers of spices andother items.

Karachi also has a numberof large modern malls Park Towers The Forum Millenium mall Dolmen Mall

The Forum is one of the best malls in Karachi

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Transportation

Karachi is also known as theoutsourcing hub of Pakistan.It also has a rapidlyflourishing Free Zone havinggrowth rate of nearly 15percent per annum.

The Karachi Port is the onlylarge port in Pakistan, and iscentral to all shipping inPakistan.

The airport of Karachi, Quaid-e-Azam International Airportis also the largest airport in

Pakistan. The airport isconsidered potential to act asthe major logistic center forthe sub-continent.

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lifestyle

Everyday lifestyle of the people of Karachi differs fromother town and cities.

The Karachi Culture is a blend of Middle Eastern,South Asian and Western cultures.

The people of karachi spend major part of income ofimproving lifestyle.

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Sports

National Stadium is the pride of Pakistani cricketfans as the Pakistani team has a remarkable

record in this arena.

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Beaches & Waterfront

Clifton Sea View seafront Hawkesbay Beach Paradise Point (a rock

promontory in the sea witha natural arch)

Sandspit Beach French Beach Russian Beach Fishing and Crabbing on

Keamari and Manora Creek Club Karachi Clifton Aquarium Defence Golf Club

Area 51 Wetland Centre at Sandspit

French Beach

The Clifton beach

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Museums

Mazar-e-Quaid Museum

Mohatta Palace Museum

Pakistan Air Force Museum

Pakistan Maritime Museum

National Museum ofPakistan

Mohatta Palace

PAF Museum

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Hospitals

The best-known hospitals of Pakistan are placed

in Karachi.

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Amusement Parks

PIA Planetarium Aladdin Park Sindbad Hill Park Safari Park Karachi Zoo

Cosy Water Park Samzu Park Fun Land Play Land Fiesta park

Aladdin Park

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Issues of Karachi

Karachi being one of the most rapidly growing cities in theworld faces problems that are central to many developingmetropolises including overpopulation, overcrowding,traffic, terrorism and crime.

Karachi faces a very severe problem of excessive traffic.

According to official statistics, on an average annually 550people are killed in road traffic accidents.

Currently, President Musharraf has launched the Tameer-e-Karachi (Build Karachi) program that included constructionof a lot of bridges, flyovers, and bypasses, as well as othermajor projects to correct the city's infrastructure problems.

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Future of the City

Twelve teams and over one hundred drivers vying for a winin the first ever Formula One Go-Kart Grand Prix in Karachi , Pakistan

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The Creek Vista towers project will be another addition in

Karachi's high-rise

Future of the City

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Future landmark of Karachi, The Port Tower,

Height: 450.0 m, The complex will consist

of 2 towers. The tallest will have 40 floors.

Future of the City

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Thank You !!!!!

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