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A flag with two vertical sections, one with six black and white horizontal stripes and the other a plain red background with a star on the left and a leftwards facing crescent on the right 2002–Present Flag of the Communist Party of Pakistan and Communist Party of Pakistan (Thaheem) Red banner with a white hammer and sickle on the middle.
Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی [kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː]; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) 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.
2004 – In August, a 340 × 510 ft (173,400 square foot) flag of Pakistan was unfurled at the National Stadium Karachi, setting the world record for the largest flag. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] 1947 – On the night of 14 August 1947, a group of Indian Boy Scouts were in France when the news reached them that their country had become independent.
The national flag was designed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, [15] and was based on the original flag of the Muslim League. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly [16] on 11 August 1947, just days before independence. [17] [18] [19] The flag is referred to in the national anthem as Parcham-e-Sitāra-o-Hilāl in Urdu (lit.
The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier headquartered in Karachi. [3] The corporation is principally engaged in the business of shipping, including charter of vessels, transportation of cargo and providing commercial, technical, administrative, financial and other services to its subsidiaries and ...
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [1] [2] Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
The following 65 pages use this file: 1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad; 2005 Karachi local elections; 2015 Karachi local government elections
Karachi was, and still is, the financial capital of Pakistan, accounting for the largest share of the nation's GDP and generating the largest share of the national revenue. The State Bank of Pakistan and most commercial banks had their headquarters in Karachi together with Pakistan's first and largest stock exchange - the KSE now PSX.