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The 12,000 acre Island will have hospitals, sports facilities, shopping malls, high-rise buildings, 5-star hotels, educational institutes, recreational facilities & a scenic beach. These developments would give housing and employment to over a million people by 2030. The island would be connected to mainland Karachi by a cable-stayed bridge.
Shamspir (Urdu: شمس پیر) is an island and village near Karachi, Pakistan, along the western end of Karachi Harbour, close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the Keamari District. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island. [1] The village is bordered by thick Mangrove forests which grow in the harbour. [2]
The approximate area of the islands is 4 km² and the population is about 25,000. [citation needed] The islands are connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Keamari. [24] Kakapir. Kakapir is a fishing village in Karachi Harbour, 15 kilometers west of Karachi. [25] It is located at the western end of Sandspit Beach, near Hawke's Bay Beach.
Bundal Island is part of a $50 billion city development initiative under the Pakistan Islands Development Authority. [5] In 2013, Bahria Town announced a joint venture with Thomas Kramer's companies to develop the ambitious Bodha Island City project on Bundal and Buddo Islands at an estimated cost of $20 billion. Spanning 12,000 acres, the ...
Karachi's coastal plains along the Arabian Sea south of Clifton were also developed much later as part of the greater Defence Housing Authority project. Karachi's city limits also include several islands, including Baba and Bhit Islands, Oyster Rocks, and Manora, a former island which is now connected to the mainland by a thin 12-kilometre long ...
The Clifton Oyster Rocks (Urdu: کستورا مچهلی) are an archipelago of islets located off the coast of the Clifton neighbourhood of Karachi, in Sindh, the province of Pakistan. The islands were under the control of the Pakistani Navy until 2006, when the Karachi city government decided to include the island as part of its project to ...
The islands are connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Keamari. [3] The islands, along with Shams Pir, are old fishing villages in the harbor which predate the formal establishment of Karachi. [4] The two islands are said to be over 400 years old. [5] The ethnic groups in Baba & Bhit Islands include 90% Kutchi and 10% Sindhi.
Salehabad is a fishing village in Manora, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Salehabad used to be an island, [1] but is now connected to Manora. It was connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Kiamari. [2] Several ethnic groups reside in Kiamari Town, including Sindhis, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras ...