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A street in Karachi.AdministrationPakistan CountrySindh ProvincePostal Code 021Mayor Lala Fazal-ur-RehmanGeographyCoordinates 24 ° 51 'North
67 ° 00 'East / 24.85, 67Area 352 700 ha = 3527 km2DemographyPopulation 13,205,339 inhabitants. (Est. 2010)Density 3 744.1 inhabitants per km2Location
Karachi
InternetSite of the city http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/
Karachi, Urdu کراچي, Sindhi कराची, is the largest city of Pakistan, and the economic and financial capital of the country. It is the capital of Sindh province and is the largest population center with over 13 million people. It is considered the 16th largest city in the world. It is located on the east coast of the Sea of Oman and north-west of the Indus.
Karachi is Pakistan's main port, concentrating more than half the country's international trade.
Karachi is considered the most cosmopolitan city in Pakistan. It was indeed subject to high immigration, and represents all ethnic groups and languages.
Contents [hide]1 History2 Terrorism and Conflict3 Geography4 Policy5 Economy6 Demographics6.1 Issues Social7 Culture8 Famous Monuments9 Archdiocese10 twinning11 Games12 References13 See also13.1 Related13.2 External Links
History [edit]RAF planes at the airport in Karachi during the Second World War.The territory now occupied by Karachi is causing a group of small villages including Kalache-jo-Kun and the fort of Manora. Any history of Karachi prior to the nineteenth century is almost non-existent although according to some legends, it is the city called "Krokola" which left one of the admirals of Alexander the Great at the end of his conquests.
The official story and listed in Karachi began with the arrival of the British in the early nineteenth century. In 1839, a ship belonging to the "Royal Navy" draws on the strength of Manora and gets the immediate surrender of the city with 14,000 inhabitants then. A few years later, Karachi became the capital of Sindh in place of the historic city of Hyderabad because of its port that the British decided to develop an alternative to Calcutta.
Under British occupation, Karachi is growing along with its port. In 1876 the future founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was born in that city and was later buried.
In 1889, Karachi adopts the second largest vegetable market in the world after Bombay and ten years later, the volume of exports of wheat and cotton from Karachi exceeds that of exports of Bombay, his great rival. The city then has a rail network, churches, cobbled streets, courtyards and numerous shopping centers. Many of these buildings are built in true British style and contrast with the Gothic "Mughal" of Lahore. Many of these old buildings have become attractive destinations for tourists.
With the twentieth century, Karachi begins to develop a more diverse with the arrival of workers from across South Asia and more generally throughout the British Empire.
During World War I, Karachi, "the grocery store in India," serves as a rear base for supplying the troops of the British Empire, in the Second, she became a naval workshop for allied ships damaged About one thousand are repaired between 1942 and 1945.
In 1947, Karachi was elevated to capital of the new nation of Pakistan. At that time, only a city of 425,000 inhabitants, 2.8 million tons of cargo annually pass through its port and its growth is accelerating. Although the capital was later transferred to Rawalpindi and Islamabad (1959), Karachi remains the economic center of Pakistan contributing to a large part of the GDP of the nation. In 1958 these exports amounted to 4 million tonnes.
In recent decades, Karachi continues to grow, surpassing the 10 million inhabitants. It is a city which combines all walks of life ranging from uptown Clifton and Defence to the many "ghetto" home to many migrants looking for opportunities. Karachi is affected by crime as all the major cities and is also experiencing ethnic conflicts that have shaken Pakistan. It is even since the 1980s, one of the epicenters of these conflicts and continue to attend religious violence between Sunnis and Shiites. [1]
Terrorism and conflict [edit]A cricket stadium in Karachi.Articles detailed: Violence in Karachi and Armed Conflict Northwest Pakistan.L the immense size of Karachi has also attracted terrorists who settled and attacks have been carried out by groups militants linked to Al-Qaeda against foreigners. Many terrorists have been arrested as Ramzi Binalshibh, captured Sept. 11, 2002, he was treasurer of the Al-Qaida and is currently imprisoned at Guantanamo. Abdul Ghani Baradar, a leading Taliban commander, was also arrested in Karachi in February 2010, during an operation of the main Pakistani intelligence helped by the CIA.
The city would become the rear base of the Taliban in Pakistan, who use the city to recruit new fighters and hide among the population. However, they did not choose to destabilize the city by the terrorist attacks, the latter being relatively rare in the city.
The suicide attack on May 8, 2002 held in Karachi, killing 14 people including 11 French. Since June 2009, the French court examines the relationship between this event and the sale of French submarines to Pakistan after first Islamist prime track. Justice of Pakistan had also favored the Islamist, and sentenced him to death the main suspects before they are acquitted on appeal.
On May 12, 2007, the city faced major protests that quickly escalated into deadly riots killing at least 30 people and injured nearly 200. The violence erupted on the sidelines of a visit organized by a chief justice suspended by the government of President Pervez Musharraf. This violence has shown a very large majority of the inability of authorities to take over the situation. On October 18, 2007, when Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan after an exile of nine years for an attack the nearly 150 dead in Karachi is the deadliest attack in the history of the country. After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto December 27, 2007, major disturbances broke out in the city.
A general strike paralyzed the city June 13, 2009, after the death of Mufti moderate Sunni and anti-Taliban Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, killed in a suicide bombing in Lahore. Naeemi had criticized the suicide attacks of the Taliban and supported the offensive against them in the northwest of the country [2], [3]. After the attack on December 28, 2009 against the Shiite minority and the ensuing violence, a new general strike is organized.
Geography [edit]Held at the Park to Karachi.Karachi Qasim is located north west of the delta of the Indus but many rivers cross the city. The area around Karachi are relatively flat although there are some hills on the borders of the city towards the inland. The southern part of the city extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean and is home to many beaches. Karachi has a warm climate and coastal environment.
Karachi live under a semiarid climate, only the months of July and August rainfall consistent. Summers are hot, winters are very mild.
Record Month Karachi weather in January February Tues April May Jun. Jul. Aug. September October November December yearAverage temperature (° C) 19 21 24 27 29 30 29 28 28 27 25 21 26Rainfall (mm) 7 11 6 2 0 7 96 50 15 2 2 6 204
This table is questionable because it does not cite its sources.
Policy [edit] The city is the capital of Sindh province, and therefore welcomes the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. In Karachi, the most powerful political party is by far the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). In the last parliamentary elections in February 2008, the MQM has met 69.3% of the vote in the city (against 7.4% nationally) marginalizing all other political parties except the Pakistan People's Party, which had achieved 24.4% of the vote [4]. Of the twenty constituencies representing Karachi 17 in the National Assembly were won by the MQM and the PPP 3 [4].
Candidate Party Votes% federal Members of Parliament Candidates elected provincial deputies elected provincialMuttahida Qaumi Movement 2,172,918 69.28% 20 17 42 34Pakistan People's Party 766,723 24.45% 6 20 March 42Pakistan Muslim League (N) 79,721 2.54% 10 25 0 0Awami National Party 38,957 1.24% 6 0 14 2Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 0.68% 21 481 10 27 0 0Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 3575 0.11% 3 0 4 0Sunni Tehreek 848 0.03% 5 0 13 0Other parties 2080 0.07% 7 0 14 0Independent 49 955 1.59 79% 0167 035,619 invalid votesTotal votes cast (turnout: 49.54%) 3,171,877,100 160% 20 348 42
Economy [edit]A road Karachi.Karachi is the economic and financial capital of Pakistan. It is also the largest center of stock trading in Pakistan: the Karachi Stock Exchange. Currently, Karachi is the only major port in Pakistan for access to all types of boats. So the central point for all shipping activities. To reduce this dependence on a single port, the Pakistani government enlarged the port at Gwadar. There are also plans underway to build such a highway connecting Karachi to the rest of the country. For now, the only existing motorway linking Islamabad to Lahore and it will have to wait some time before it reaches Karachi. In addition, the Karachi airport, Jinnah International Airport is the largest airport Pakistan.La prostitution is a major economic pillar
Demographics [edit]Demographics Karachi.La population is currently estimated at 13 million. Since the city had in 1947 only 400 000 inhabitants, one can say that its growth was very fast. In 2010 the population was estimated at 13,205,339 inhabitants [5]. Karachi has hosted a large number of people. As the capital of Sindh province, many Sindhis live there but there are also many Mohajirs, which has caused ethnic conflicts in the past. All other ethnic groups in Pakistan are also located in Karachi, especially in Baluchistan, which is not far from Karachi. Many Afghan refugees have also taken up residence. Karachi also has many immigrants from Bangladesh, estimated at times to over one million. Finally Karachi is also the host countries of migrants from as far away as Africa, giving one of the most multicultural cities in Pakistan.
Social Problems [edit] Given its strong growth, Karachi faces problems facing most developing major cities: overpopulation, surentassement, problems for motor traffic, crime. Karachi bonus knows many ethnic conflicts. Another particular problem is the huge disparity between rich and poor. So while more affluent live in conditions similar to their fellow Westerners, the most disadvantaged people in the city know the living conditions of the poorest people in the world.
Culture [edit]The Mohatta Palais.Culturellement Museum, Karachi is the most cosmopolitan city in Pakistan. It is also home to many people of all backgrounds and businesses worldwide, including American fast food chains like McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and others. There are a wide range of hotels also include many hotels in the West. Karachi is also one of the few places in Pakistan to provide opportunities for women and it is not surprising to see a woman driving a taxi or having a job usually reserved for men.
Famous landmarks [edit] The most famous monument of the city of Karachi is perhaps the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Other places to see are: the Masjid e Tooba, Frere Hall, Clifton Beach, Mohatta Museum, the Museum of the Pakistan Air Force, Wazir Mansion, etc..
Archdiocese [edit]Chrétien.Archidiocèse a cemetery in KarachiSt Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi
Twinning [edit] Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Games [edit] Karachi is the name of a Card Game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.
[Edit] 1. ↑ (en) Karachi: Violence and globalization in a world city [archive], Laurent Gayer, political reasons 3 / 2004 (No. 15), p. 37-512. Mubasher Bukhari ↑, Anti-Taliban cleric in Pakistan blast Killed [archive], Reuters Canada.com, June 12, 20093. ↑ Paul Alexander, "Backers mourn cleric; Taliban claim fatal attacks," Associated Press, June 13, 2009 [read online [archive]]4. ↑ a and b (in) Detailed results of the 2008 elections in the constituencies [archive] Election Commission of Pakistan5. ↑ (en) Karachi [archive], World Gazetteer. Retrieved June 9, 2009
See also [edit] Main article: Case Karachi.Sur other Wikimedia projects:
Karachi on Wikimedia Commons Related [edit] Muhammad Ali JinnahBenazir Bhutto
External links [edit] Karachi (government site)Karachi Stock ExchangeKarachi International Airport
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