Timeline of Karachi

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Karachi, Pakistan.

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Prior to 18th century

18th-19th centuries

20th century

1900s-1940s

Independence: since 1947

1950s-1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

2020s

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karachi</span> Capital of Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sindh</span> Province of Pakistan

Sindh is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province by population after Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab to the north. It shares an International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of the province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sind Province (1936–1955)</span> Province of British India (1936–1955)

Sind was a province of British India from 1 April 1936 to 1947 and Dominion of Pakistan from 14 August 1947 to 14 October 1955. Under the British, it encompassed the current territorial limits excluding the princely state of Khairpur. Its capital was Karachi. After Pakistan's creation, the province lost the city of Karachi, as it became the capital of the newly created country. It became part of West Pakistan upon the creation of the One Unit Scheme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyderabad, Pakistan</span> Metropolitan area in Sindh

Hyderabad Sindhi: حيدرآباد; Urdu: حيدرآباد; is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the 7th largest in Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sukkur</span> Metropolis in Sindh, Pakistan

Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest city of Pakistan by population. The city was originally founded by the Rai dynasty of Sindh. The modern city was built in the 1840s. New Sukkur was established during the British era alongside the village of Sukkur. Sukkur's hill, along with the hill on the river island of Bukkur, form what is sometimes considered the "Gate of Sindh".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orangi</span> Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

Orangi is a small town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. Orangi was developed as a planned settlement in 1972 by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to provide affordable housing for lower-income households. The town consists of 13 union councils.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SITE Town</span> Neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan

SITE Town, located in the southern part of Karachi, Pakistan, is named after the Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate. It was established in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance and subdivided into nine union councils. In 2011, the town system was abolished, and SITE Town became part of Karachi West District. However, following Karachi's reorganisation into 26 towns in 2022, SITE became part of Kemari District, after Kemari District was carved out of Karachi West District in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orangi Town</span> Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

Orangi Town is a residential town of Orangi District located in the northwestern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the sprawling municipality of Orangi. Town system was formed in August 2001 by dissolving Karachi District West as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in July 2011. Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Orangi District in March 2015. Orangi Town has a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port of Karachi</span> Deep-water seaport in Sindh, Pakistan

The Port of Karachi is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located on the Karachi Harbour, between Kiamari Azra Langri, Manora, and Kakapir, and close to Karachi's main business district and several industrial areas. The geographic position of the port places it in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. It is also ideally located to offer gateway services to the maritime trade for the Central Asian Republics (CARs). The administration of the port is carried out by the Karachi Port Trust, which was established in 1857.

Karachi, which is the most populated city in Pakistan, was a federation of eighteen autonomous boroughs, called "Towns," that made up the City District of Karachi from 2001 until 2011. Under this now-defunct system, Karachi had a local government system, with a mayor empowered to make decisions in regards to city-planning and administration of local services. The system was abolished in 2011, and Karachi was divided into 5 City District Municipal Corporations, with a 6th formed in 2013. Each Municipal Corporation now has its own Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The Karachi Development Authority, which controls city-planning and administration of services in Karachi, is no longer controlled at the local level, but is instead administered by the province directly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manghopir Town</span> Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

Manghopir Town, is a neighbourhood located in the north-western part of Karachi, one of the three towns of Orangi District in Karachi Division, Sindh province, of Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011. Now it is one of the three towns of Orangi District of Karachi. Manghopir Town has a population of 1.8 million, as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyari Expressway</span> Road in Karachi, Pakistan

Lyari Expressway is a 38 km city district expressway constructed along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Karachi</span>

The area of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan has a natural harbor and has been used as fishing port by local fisherman belonging to Sindhi tribes since prehistory. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a period going back to Indus valley civilisation which shows the importance of the port since the Bronze Age. The port city of Banbhore was established before the Christian era which served as an important trade hub in the region, the port was recorded by various names by the Greeks such as Krokola, Morontobara port, and Barbarikon, a sea port of the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom and Ramya according to some Greek texts. The Arabs knew it as the port of Debal, from where Muhammad bin Qasim led his conquering force into Sindh in AD 712. Lahari Bandar or Lari Bandar succeeded Debal as a major port of the Indus; it was located close to Banbhore, in modern Karachi. The first modern port city near Manora Island was established during British colonial Raj in the late 19th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karachi Circular Railway</span> Public transit system in Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi Circular Railway is a partially active regional public transit system in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which serves the Karachi metropolitan area. KCR was fully operational between 1964 and 1994, until it was abruptly shutdown in 1999. Since 2001, several restart attempts were sought and in November 2020, the KCR partially revived operations on the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orangi District</span> District of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan

Orangi District, also is an administrative district of Karachi Division, created in 1972. It is located in the western part of Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan with a population of 2.67 million. Orangi District consists of three administrative towns namely Manghopir Town, Mominabad Town & Orangi Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karachi Harbour</span> Bay and estuary in Pakistan

Karachi Harbour is a narrow bay and river estuary located west of the Indus River Delta in Karachi, Pakistan. The harbour lies between the Lyari River delta and Chinna Creek to the north, and the Arabian Sea to the south. Since 1886, sections of the harbour have been improved to form the Port of Karachi - Pakistan's busiest seaport.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Demographic history of Karachi</span>

The demographic history of Karachi of Sindh, Pakistan. The city of Karachi grew from a small fishing village to a megacity in the last 175 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orangi railway station</span> Railway station in Karachi, Pakistan

Orangi railway station (Urdu: اورنگی ریلوے اسٹیشن, is located in Paposh Nagar, Aurangabad, near Orangi Nala, Karachi, Pakistan. KCR was fully operational between 1964 and 1994, until it was abruptly shutdown in 1999. Since 2001, several restart attempts were sought and in November 2020, the KCR partially revived operations with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Currently, KCR continues its operation from Orangi railway station departing at 4:30 p.m. and reaching Dhabeji railway station at 7:35 p.m. via Manghopir, SITE Station, Shah Abdul Latif Station, Baldia Railway Station, Liyari Station, Wazir Mansion, Karachi City Station, Karachi Cantt, Departure Yard, Drigh Road, Drigh Colony, Airport, Malir Colony, Malir, Landhi, Jumma Goth, Bin Qasim, and Marshalling Yard Pipri.

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