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Karachi is the largest and most populous city in Pakistan, and a major cultural, economic and political hub in South Asia. It has a rich and diverse history, dating back to ancient times, and influenced by various civilizations and cultures. Learn more about Karachi's geography, climate, demographics, culture, landmarks and challenges on Wikipedia.
Pakistan's capital (1947–1958) Karachi was chosen as the capital city of Pakistan. After the independence of Pakistan, the city population increased dramatically when hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees from India fleeing from anti-Muslim pogroms and from other parts of South Asia came to settle in Karachi. [20]
Karachi Agreement. The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was signed by the military representatives of India and Pakistan, supervised by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, establishing a cease-fire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. [1] It established a cease-fire line which has been monitored by United Nations ...
The India–Pakistan, Indo–Pakistani or Pakistani-Indian border is the international boundary that separates the nations of the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. At its northern end is the Line of Control, which separates Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Kashmir; and at its southern end is Sir ...
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. The British, after gaining control of the region in the 19th century, developed the city into ...
Sind (sometimes called Scinde, Sindhi: سنڌ) was a province of British India from 1 April 1936 to 1947 and Dominion of Pakistan from 14 August 1947 to 14 October 1955. Under the British, it encompassed the current territorial limits excluding the princely state of Khairpur. Its capital was Karachi. After Pakistan's creation, the province ...
3 March: Bombing of Shia area in Abbas Town. 26 June: Bombing on Burns Road. 7 August: Bombing in Lyari. 2014. 21–22 February: Karachi Children's Literature Festival was held. [63] 2015. 3 March: Karachi recognised as the cheapest city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
United Nations map of the Line of Control. The LoC is not defined near Siachen Glacier.. The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border.