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The M-10 motorway (Urdu: ایم ۱۰ موٹروے) or the Karachi Northern Bypass (Urdu: کراچی ناردرن بائی پاس) is a two-lane 57 km motorway in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1] It connects the M-9 motorway to the Karachi Port , and provides an easy access to the transporters and to the commuters who can go directly to the Karachi ...
Today, the new Jinnah Terminal handles both domestic and international flights, whereas Terminal 2 is now dedicated to Hajj operations. Terminal 1 (the original airport) is now the HQ of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority and Terminal 3 is dedicated to commercial offices. [7] Karachi was once a much busier airport.
Pakistan has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population. According to data produced by the CIA World Factbook, the total number of Pakistan's labour force at the time was 58.4 million, making it the 10th largest country in terms of available human workforce. [7]
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.
As Karachi continued to grow after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, and the old 'City Campus' became too crowded, a new 'Main Campus' was constructed on its present location on University Road, Karachi in 1975. The NED University of Engineering & Technology, was established on 1 March 1977 under an act of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh ...
British explorer Richard Francis Burton, who visited the Sindh region long before the British conquest, documented a brothel of boy prostitutes in Karachi. Today many areas of large cities in the country have become virtual red-light districts for gay sex. [20] Male prostitutes operate their business in every city and major town in Pakistan. [21]
Mayor of Karachi (Urdu: ناظم کراچی; Sindhi: ميئر ڪراچي ) is the executive of the Karachi metropolitan corporation and the Karachi local government system of the city of Karachi which is the third tier of governance in Pakistan after Federal and provincial governments.
On 26 January 2022, members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a sit-in protest in front of the Chief Minister's House in Karachi, Pakistan, against the Local Government Amendment Bill in Sindh. The police baton-charged and shelled protest demonstrators on violation of the Red Zone, killing a protester and injuring several others.