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Lea Market (Urdu: لی مارکیٹ) is a marketplace located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is named after a British engineer, Measham Lea, for his contributions in the development of the city. [1] [2] The vendors in the market sell dairy products, fish, meat, and vegetables. [3] There is also an old clock tower at the market. [4]
In 2008, Makro-Habib store was opened near Star Gate on Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi. [19] In the same year, the Dutch parent company exited the Pakistan and sold its entire stake to House of Habib. [5] By 2009, Metro Cash and Carry changed its business model from business-to-business to hybrid model where small consumers can also purchase ...
Karachi Cattle Market is located at a distance of 13 kilometers from Sohrab Goth Interchange. The size of the market is over 900 acres, where more than 700,000 livestock, including cows, goats and lambs are displayed for sale. [5] The sellers mainly arrive from rural regions of Sindh and Punjab, where livestock farming is a common profession.
Karachi cuisine (Urdu: کراچی پکوان) refers to the cuisine found mainly in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a multicultural cuisine as a result of the city consisting of various ethnic groups from different parts of Pakistan. [1] Karachi is considered the melting pot of Pakistan. [2]
City District Government Karachi logo. In January 2000 In 2001, President of Pakistan enacted a new system of Local Governance in Pakistan in the form of the Local Government Ordinance (LGO of 2001) which allowed a stronger local government in Karachi. The mayor of Karachi was empowered to make decisions regarding city management.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils.
It was built in 1883 British India as a fruit and vegetable market and was named after Colonel C.F. Boulton, then municipal commissioner of Karachi. [4] [5] In 1886, the size of the market was expanded in order to accommodate stalls of meat and fish. [4]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier . The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City ...