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At the time of independence, the population of the city of Karachi was 51.1% Hindu, 42.3% Muslim, with the remaining 7% primarily Christians (both British and native), Sikhs, Jains, with a small number of Jews.
Pakistan has a number of shrines that have become places of pilgrimage.They include mausolea and shrines of political leaders (of both pre-independence and post-independence Pakistan), shrines of religious leaders and pirs (saints) and shrines of leaders of various Islamic empires and dynasties.
Nearly 97% of the population of Karachi is Muslim. The Sunnis follow Hanafi fiqh while Shia are predominantly Ithnā‘Ashariyyah in fiqh , with significant minority groups who follow Ismaili Fiqh , which is composed of Nizari ( Aga Khanis ), Mustaali , Dawoodi Bohra and Sulaymani fiqhs .
Karachi has over 350 sites which are protected under the Provincial Act. Sites are listed under broad areas or quarters under which they are located. Some streets/roads are found in two areas. Sites located on them are found under their respective area.
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Karachi has a few museums, the Mohatta Palace Museum and National Museum of Pakistan, that regularly have exhibitions related to performance arts. Karachi is also home to the annual Kara Film Festival, which is one of the biggest film festivals in Pakistan and showcases independent Pakistani and international films and documentaries.
Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی [kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː]; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) 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.