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Karachi Development Authority (KDA) was established as the city-planning authority of Karachi in 1957, and replaced the earlier Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). [1] KDA, along with the Lyari Development Authority and Malir Development Authority , is responsible for the development of undeveloped lands around Karachi.
Housing construction began from Defence I and proliferated east and south towards what is today Defence VIII and then DHA CITY to the north of Karachi city in District Malir. Housing plots range from five marlas (approx. 1361 square feet) to 2 kanals (approx. 10890 square feet). The Karachi Defence Housing Authority building is located at 2-B ...
Karachi is ranked as a Beta world city in the GaWC index, [1] and is widely recognized as the prime financial and transport hub of Pakistan. The city is home to range of developments from foreign investors and local investors such as Malik Riaz , [ 2 ] however due to high corruption in the country, many projects have been delayed or completed ...
Union Councils of Karachi are local governments in Karachi. Union Council is the primary governmental institution in Pakistan. Headed by a Union Nazim, each union council has 10 elected members or councilors. In addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of the labor, a ...
The meeting approved Diwan Khem Chand's proposed housing scheme based on cooperative principles in the suburbs of Lahore to solve housing problems and to provide improved sanitary and better living facilities for the residents, and thus the government was requested to provide a 2000-acre (4 km²) plot of land.
In 2015, it launched Bahria Town Karachi, the largest of its gated communities, while Bahria Enclave Islamabad (launched in 2013) is the smallest of them. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Most of these communities are large towns in their own right, its oldest community in Southern Rawalpindi/Islamabad area spans over 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres). [ 6 ]
The current tallest building in Pakistan is the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi. The 62-floor building rises to 300 m (980 ft) [1] [2] Many of Pakistan's tallest buildings are located in Karachi, including: Habib Bank Plaza, built in 1963 in Karachi, was the first high-rise and the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands 102 m (335 ft) tall with ...
This is on par with Karachi, Pakistan's economic hub, with Lahore (having half the population) fostering an economy that is 51% of the size of Karachi's ($78 billion in 2008). [180] It is estimated that Lahore contributes 11.5% to the national economy, and 19% to the provincial economy of Punjab. [ 181 ]