Karachi
Capital of Sindh, Pakistan
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Karachi 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. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities.
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England's autumn Test tour of Pakistan confirmedEngland will play Tests in Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi on their three-match tour of Pakistan in October.BBC Sport - Published | |
Karachi on high alert over 22 mysterious deathsThe city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has reached 22.IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Pak intruder arrested near LoC in J&KA Pakistani intruder identified as Zahir Khan (35) of Karachi was arrested from Milan di Khui village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu district. He was..IndiaTimes - Published | |
LeT man who plotted attacks on CRPF, BSF convoys killed in PakistanAdnan Ahmed, a top-ranking LeT commander, was killed in Karachi by unidentified gunmen. He was involved in a series of attacks on security convoys in the Valley. Hanzala coordinated the terrorist..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Eighty fishermen released from Pakistan jail arrive in Gujarat, reunited with kin for DiwaliEighty fishermen released from a jail in Karachi in Pakistan reached Vadodara in Gujarat by train on Sunday, from where they were taken to Veraval in the state's Gir Somnath district by bus to be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Karachi to Noida: Seema Haider turns Bollywood star, ex-husband called to India; know what film is aboutPakistani woman Seema Haider is set to become a Bollywood actor in a film called 'Karachi to Noida', as the cross-border love story controversy continues to make headlines.DNA - Published | |
Another cross-border marriage: Advocate from Jodhpur weds Karachi woman onlineIndiaTimes - Published | |
Two Hindu temples, including one built over 150 years ago, destroyed in Pakistan's Sindh province within 24 hoursTwo Hindu temples, including one built over 150 years ago, were vandalised within 24 hours in Pakistan's Sindh province. The first incident happened in Karachi on Saturday morning when the old Mari..IndiaTimes - Published | |
50,000 moved to safer places as Gujarat braces for BiparjoyOn course to becoming possibly the cyclone with the longest lifespan in recent times in the Arabian Sea, Biparjoy is expected to crash ashore between Karachi (Pakistan) and Mandvi (Gujarat), with its..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Very severe cyclonic storm set to hit KutchWith Cyclone Biparjoy expected to dramatically tilt eastwards and head towards Gujarat, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday said the storm was likely to make landfall between Mandvi in Kutch..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cyclone Biparjoy likely to make landfall between Gujarat's Kutch and Pakistan's Karachi: IMDIndiaTimes - Published | |
Depression over Arabian Sea likely to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMDA depression over the southeast Arabian Sea, south of Porbandar in Gujarat, is likely to move northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. In..IndiaTimes - Published | 198 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani jailPakistani authorities have released 198 Indian fishermen, who were languishing at a jail here after being arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the country's waters, and handed them over to India..IndiaTimes - Published |
Indian prisoner dies in Karachi; Pakistan to release 199 Indian fishermen on May 12IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi-Doha Indigo flight makes emergency landing at Karachi airport after passenger diesFlight 6E-1736 decided to make an emergency landing after the passenger fell ill, however, he died before the aircraft could land.DNA - Published |
IndiGo's Delhi-Doha flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergencyAn IndiGo aircraft which took off from Delhi late Sunday night for Doha was diverted to Karachi reportedly due to a medical emergency on board. The passenger who was a Nigerian national passed..IndiaTimes - Published | England complete historic 3-0 sweep over Pakistan England complete a historic 3-0 clean sweep over Pakistan inside 40 minutes on the fourth day of the final Test in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published |
England look to wrap up historic win over Pakistan - radio & text Follow live text updates and BBC Test Match Special commentary from day four of the third Test between England and Pakistan in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published | England seek Pakistan wickets on day three - radio & text Follow live text updates and BBC Test Match Special commentary from day three of the third Test between England and Pakistan in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published |
Brook hundred gives England lead over Pakistan Harry Brook's magnificent century helps England to a valuable lead over Pakistan on the second day of the third Test in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published | England resume on 7-1 against PakistanFollow live text updates and BBC Test Match Special commentary from day two of the third Test between England and Pakistan in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published |
Ahmed wickets help England dismiss Pakistan Rehan Ahmed takes important wickets as England bowl out Pakistan for 304 on the first day of the final Test in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published | England look for history in City of Lights Christmas lights await England, but not before the chance of a 3-0 clean sweep over Pakistan in Karachi, the 'City of Lights'.BBC Sport - Published |
Pakistan v England - toss and team news Follow live text updates and BBC Test Match Special commentary from the opening day of the third Test between England and Pakistan in Karachi.BBC Sport - Published | Bentley stolen from London discovered almost 5,000 miles away A stolen luxury Bentley has been found in the port city of Karachi, Pakistan - almost 5,000 miles away from its home in London.Sky News - Published |
Pak melody queen Nayyara Noor, adored by millions on both sides of the border, no moreIndia born melody queen of Pakistan Nayyara Noor passed away in the wee hours of Sunday at Karachi in Pakistan. She was 71. Having got the title of Bulbul-e-Pakistan, Nayyara Noor had sang poems of..IndiaTimes - Published | IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi due to technical defect, all passengers safeThe flight, travelling from Sharjah to Hyderabad, observed a technical defect, after which it was diverted to Pakistan as a precautionary measure.DNA - Published |
Two SpiceJet planes face emergencies midair in a dayA SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX winging its way from Delhi to Dubai with nearly 160 people on board Tuesday morning had to divert to Karachi following a suspected fuel leak and landed safely in the Pakistani..IndiaTimes - Published | SpiceJet aircraft makes emergency landing after windshield cracks mid-air, second incident in a dayEarlier in the day, a SpiceJet aircraft from Delhi to Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Karachi due to a defective fuel indication.DNA - Published |
DGCA orders probe after SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing in Karachi due to technical glitchThe SpiceJet spokesperson said that the flight was diverted to Pakistan due to the malfunctioning of an indicator light.DNA - Published | What we know about Karachi-based Dawat-e-Islami, linked to the Udaipur killingDawat-e-Islami, a Sunni Islamic organisation was founded in Karachi in September 1981. One of the accused of the Udaipur beheading has links with it.DNA - Published |
Pakistan denies Udaipur violence accused's links to Karachi-based Islamist organisationDGP Rajasthan said one of the two prime accused has links with the Karachi-based Ismalist organisation Dawat-e-Islami and had visited Karachi in 2014DNA - Published | Udaipur murder: Accused has a Pakistan connection, here's what probe revealedUdaipur tailor killing: One of the two prime accused had visited Karachi in 2014 and has links with a Pakistan-based organisation.DNA - Published |
Pak rejects India's statement over Karachi temple vandalism incidentIndiaTimes - Published | 'Dawood Ibrahim living in Karachi': Haseena Parker's son to ED amid Nawab Malik investigationThe ED said that Dawood's nephew Alishah Parker revealed his location, saying that he is currently in Karachi, Pakistan.DNA - Published |
'Dawood is in Karachi', ED quotes don's nephew in charge sheetIndiaTimes - Published | Pakistan increases electricity charges by Rs 4.8 per unit amid rising inflationPakistanis are facing great difficulties as the current government made tall claims of resolving the persistent issue of load shedding in Karachi.DNA - Published |
Qatar Airways diverts Delhi-Doha flight to Karachi after smoke indication in aircraft's cargo holdIndiaTimes - Published | Australia in Pakistan: Babar Azam's 196 helps hosts salvage Karachi drawBabar Azam's 196 helps Pakistan bat for almost two days in Karachi to rescue an unlikely draw against Australia in the second Test.BBC Sport - Published |
IC-814 hijacker who killed flyer shot in KarachiZahoor Mistry Ibrahim, considered the most brutal among the five Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijackers, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Karachi on March 1. Ibrahim, a..IndiaTimes - Published | IC-814 hijacker Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim shot dead in Karachi: ReportMistry Zahoor Ibrahim, one of the hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi on March 1, according to reports. Reports suggest that the unidentified attackers shot..IndiaTimes - Published |
Kashmiri fugitive Hurriyat member held in Pak for Rs 140 cr Rawalpindi housing scamPakistani authorities arrested on Wednesday Karachi-based fugitive Hurriyat member Altaf Ahmad Bhat of J&K and 16 of his business associates for allegedly embezzling more than Rs 140 crore from funds..IndiaTimes - Published | Hindu temple's statues destroyed in Pakistan's KarachiIndiaTimes - Published |
