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Karachi 00:03:04 1 Etymology 00:03:35 2 History 00:03:44 2.1 Early history 00:05:08 2.2 Kolachi settlement 00:05:58 2.3 British Raj 00:08:36 2.4 Post-independence 00:11:00 3 Geography 00:12:19 3.1 Climate 00:14:02 3.2 Cityscape 00:16:41 4 Economy 00:18:24 4.1 Finance and banking 00:19:07 4.2 Media and technology 00:19:57 4.3 Industry 00:21:14 4.4 Revenue collection 00:22:38 5 Demographics 00:23:22 5.1 Population 00:25:57 5.2 Ethnicity 00:31:31 5.3 Religion 00:34:17 5.4 Language 00:34:50 6 Transportation 00:34:59 6.1 Road 00:37:25 6.2 Rail 00:38:31 6.3 Public transport 00:38:55 6.3.1 Metrobus 00:39:36 6.3.2 Karachi Circular Railway 00:40:02 6.4 Air 00:40:45 6.5 Sea 00:41:21 7 Civic administration 00:41:30 7.1 Historical background 00:42:50 7.2 Union councils (2001–11) 00:44:11 7.3 District municipal corporations 00:45:06 8 Municipal services 00:45:16 8.1 Water 00:46:10 8.2 Sanitation 00:48:06 9 Education 00:48:15 9.1 Primary and secondary 00:49:07 9.2 Higher 00:52:09 10 Healthcare 00:53:12 11 Entertainment, Arts and culture 00:53:22 11.1 Entertainment and Shopping Malls 00:54:01 11.2 Museums and galleries 00:54:39 11.3 Theatre and cinema 00:55:24 11.4 Music 00:55:49 11.5 Tourist attractions 00:56:30 12 Social issues 00:56:40 12.1 Crime 00:58:35 12.1.1 Karachi Operation 01:00:10 12.2 Ethnic conflict 01:01:00 12.3 Poor infrastructure 01:01:50 13 Architecture 01:04:52 14 Sports Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Karachi (Urdu: کراچی; ALA-LC: Karācī, IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] (listen); Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and sixth-most-populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre and is considered as the cultural, economic, philanthropic, educational, and political hub of the country Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Though the Karachi region has been inhabited for millennia, the city was founded as the fortified village of Kolachi in 1729. The settlement drastically increased in importance with the arrival of British East India Company in the mid 19th century, who not only embarked on major works to transform the city into a major seaport, but also connected it with their extensive railway network. By the time of the Partition of British India, the city was the largest in Sindh with an estimated population of 400,000. Following the independence of Pakistan, the city's population increased dramatically with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees from India. The city experienced rapid economic growth following independence, attracting migrants from throughout Pakistan and South Asia.Karachi is one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. It is also the most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse city in Pakistan. It has been termed as the country's fashion capital and home to Pakistan's first Fashion week the now regular Karachi Fashion week in 2009. With a population of 14.9 million recorded in the 2017 Census of Pakistan, Karachi is the world's 6th most populous metropolitan area. Karachi is one of the world's fastest growing cities, and has communities representing almost every ethnic group in Pakistan. Karachi is home to over 2 million Bangladeshi immigrants, 1 million Afghan refugees, and up to 400,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar.Karachi is now Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. The city has a formal economy estimated to be worth $113 billion as of 2014 which is the largest in Pakistan. Karachi collects over a third of Pakistan's tax revenue, and generates approximately 20% of Pakistan's GDP. Approximately 30% of Pakistani industrial output is ... |