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Jinnah International Airport is situated near the highly populated areas of Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Malir. It is easily accessible through Shahrah-e-Faisal Road from any part of the city. The airport has a heptagon carpark which can accommodate more than 3000 vehicles. Buses, mini buses and taxis are also available to the airport.
PCAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [3] PCAA is a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization . [ 4 ] Nearly all 44 civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the PCAA.
Pakistan has a total of 69 airports, including three major hubs in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.Six additional medium-sized airports are located in Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Quetta, and Sukkur, while the remaining are classified as smaller airports.
Karachi Port Trust Building was designed by George Wittet, who was also the architect of Prince of Wales Museum. The building's construction commenced in 1912. [ 2 ] The Napier Mole Road was extended to the site by 1914, and terminated at a spot known as Willingdon Place. [ 3 ]
Shahrah-e-Faisal is one of Karachi's busiest roads, and is the site of frequent traffic jams. [26] The Road Traffic Injury and Prevention Centre of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre showed that at least one person dies, and an average of 83 people are wounded, every day on Karachi roads. Shahrah-e-Faisal is considered to be the deadliest road.
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Karachi was an important military base during the First World War (1914–18) because it was the first British Raj port of call for ships coming through the Suez Canal and was the gateway to Afghanistan and the Russian Empire. Karachi was again a military base and port for supplies to the Russian front during the Second World War (1939–1945 ...
Previously the consulate was located at Abdullaha Haroon Road near Karachi Marriott Hotel. Due to security reasons US government purchased 20 acres of land from the Karachi Port Trust in 2005 and ground breaking took place in May 2008. After two years of construction work consulate shifted to the bigger place located at New TPX Area, Mai ...