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A view of Karachi downtown, the capital of Sindh province. The economy of Sindh is the 2nd largest of all the provinces in Pakistan. Much of Sindh's economy is influenced by the economy of Karachi, the largest city and economic capital of the country. Historically, Sindh's contribution to Pakistan's GDP has been between 30% and 32.7%.
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.
Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, exactly 20 years after the country's independence. [1] The first capital of Pakistan was the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh, which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [1] Karachi was and still is the largest city and economic capital of Pakistan.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and is the capital of Sindh; it lies on Pakistan's southern coast, on the Arabian Sea just northwest of the Indus River Delta. Originally a tiny fishing village, Karachi became a trading center in the 18th century.
Following a resolution in the Sindh Legislative Assembly about joining Pakistan, with the independence and Partition of India in August 1947 Sindh became part of Pakistan. [1] In 1948, Karachi city (2,103 km2 area) separated from Sind to form the Federal Capital Territory of Pakistan.
Hyderabad (Sindhi: حيدرآباد ; Urdu: حيدرآباد; / ˈ h aɪ d ər ə b ɑː d /) [4] is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan.It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the 7th largest in Pakistan.
The following table lists the 49 cities in Sindh with a population of at least 50,000 on March 1, 2023, according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
Thatta (Sindhi: ٺٽو , IPA: [ʈ ɦ əʈːoː]; Urdu: ٹھٹہ, IPA: [ʈ ɦ əʈːɑː]) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Its construction was ordered by Jam Nizamuddin II in 1495. Thatta's historic significance has yielded ...