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The idea of a tramway system for Karachi was conceived and a tender for its construction was first made in 1881. On February 8, 1883, a plan for a tramway was drawn up and permission obtained from the government for the use of steam-powered trams. In October 1884 construction was started. John Brunton was the Chief Engineer of the project.
There are a total of 10 industrial estates, each one of them called SITE, located in Karachi, Sindh and in other major cities of the province. Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate zone is providing employment to more than 1/2 million people. [3] [5] The objective and aim is to boost the industrialization in the province of Sindh. [3]
Karachi East Karachi West Karachi South Karachi Central Malir Korangi Kemari. Cantonments A. Karachi Cantonment B. Clifton Cantonment C. Korangi Creek Cantonment D. Faisal Cantonment E. Malir Cantonment F. Manora Cantonment
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Following the Partition of India in 1947, Karachi was declared the capital of the newly formed Islamic Republic of Pakistan. [13] To ensure the federal government's autonomy, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was carved out of Karachi District in 1948. [14] The FCT remained the capital of Pakistan until 1960 when the capital was shifted to ...
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Karachi became the focus for the resettlement of middle-class Muslim Muhajir refugees who fled India, with 470,000 refugees in Karachi by May 1948, [107] leading to a drastic alteration of the city's demography. In 1941, Muslims were 42% of Karachi's population, but by 1951 made up 96% of the city's population. [104]
After independence in 1947, Karachi became the capital of the newly independent state of Pakistan and Mayor Hakim Ehsan received the Governor-General, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, at Karachi International Airport. 1948 saw the city boundaries fixed within the new Federal Capital Territory, which covered 2,103 km 2 but also included several small towns and villages separate from Karachi.