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recent disturbances in karachi
Topic: Recent disturbances in Karachi

Date: 28-10-2013

Recent disturbances in Karachi
Introduction:
Karachi is the largest and the most popular city of Pakistan and it has the only (in a working condition) seaport and financial centre, as well as the capital of Sindh province. It has an estimated population of 23.5 million people as of 2011, and a density of 6,000 people per square kilometre (15,500 per square mile). Karachi is the third largest city in the world by population in a city and it is hub of banking, industry, economic activity, revenue generation and trade and is like home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those involved in textiles, shipping, automotive industry, entertainment, the arts, fashion, advertising, publishing, software development and medical research. Karachi is also a hub of higher education in Asia and the Muslim world.
It was the capital of Pakistan until Islamabad was constructed as a capital in order to spread development evenly across the country and to prevent it from being 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. The city is located in the south of the country, along the coastline meeting the Arabian Sea. It is spread over 3,527 km2 in area. It is also known as the "City of Lights".
The city district of Karachi is divided into eighteen towns each with its own council and Nazim. These towns are Baldia, Bin Qasim, Gadap, Gulberg, Gulshan, Jamshed, Kemari, Korangi, Landhi, Liaquatabad,
Lyari, Malir, New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Orangi, Saddar, Shah Faisal, and SITE.
History of Karachi:
Karachi is a union of different peoples and cultures. Before 1947, the city was inhabited mainly by people from the areas near the city, the people basically being Sindhis, Baluchis, Mekranis and Gujaratis. Karachi is a heart of Pakistan carrying multi-cultural values from all over the subcontinent and the

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