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The Karachi Dock Labour Board (KDLB) is responsible for labour relations between employees and the Karachi Port Trust. The KDLB was formed in 1973 to provide dock workers with a rotational system of employment at the docks. [1] In 2006, the World Bank recommended closing the KDLB as part of an overhaul of the Karachi Port operations. [2] [3]
The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) (Urdu: قومی مقتدرہِ اندراجات و معطیات) is an independent and autonomous agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan that regulates Government Databases and statistically manages the sensitive registration database of all the National Citizens of Pakistan.
Aircraft crashed in a populated area of Karachi shortly after taking off from Jinnah International Airport. All eight people on board were killed, as were a further two people on the ground. The aircraft was reported to have been trying to return to Jinnah International after suffering an engine fire. [42] 22 May 2020 Airbus A320-214: AP-BLD
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Under the LGO of 2001, the Mayor of Karachi had control over city planning, the Karachi Water & Sewage Board (KW&SB), the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), the Karachi Development Authority, the Karachi Revenue Department and the Karachi Land Registry. The funds for those organizations were also directly accessible to the mayor.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, [nb 1] commonly known as Biman (/ b iː m ɑː n / bee-mah-n, Bengali:), [nb 2] is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. [6] With its main hub at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the airline also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and as well as Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
Civic Center also houses Command and Control center for the Karachi police [2] History. Civic Center, Karachi building was founded on 15 November 1979. [1]
Karachi is one of the world's fastest-growing cities, [32] and has significant communities representing almost every ethnic group in Pakistan. Karachi holds more than two million Bengali immigrants, a million Afghan refugees, and up to 400,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar. [33] [34] [35] Karachi is now Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre.