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  2. History of Karachi - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan's capital (1947–1958) Karachi was chosen as the capital city of Pakistan. After the independence of Pakistan, the city population increased dramatically when hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees from India fleeing from anti-Muslim pogroms and from other parts of South Asia came to settle in Karachi. [20]

  3. Karachi - Wikipedia

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    Karachi University is the city's largest by number of students, number of departments & occupied land area. Karachi is home to several major public universities. Karachi's first public university's date from the British colonial era. The Sindh Madressatul Islam founded in 1885, was granted university status in 2012.

  4. List of cultural heritage sites in Karachi - Wikipedia

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    Karachi: City Courts More images. SD-P-11 Dadabhoy Centre Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road Karachi: Upload Photo ... Karachi: Survey of Pakistan Building. SD-P-66

  5. Culture of Karachi - Wikipedia

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    Karachi is home to some of Pakistan's important cultural institutions. The National Academy of Performing Arts [ 27 ] is located in the newly renovated Hindu Gymkhana . The All Pakistan Music Conference , linked to the 45-year-old similar institution in Lahore , has been holding its Annual Music Festival since its inception in 2004.

  6. Demographic history of Karachi - Wikipedia

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    The demographic history of Karachi of Sindh, Pakistan. The city of Karachi grew from a small fishing village to a megacity in the last 175 years. The Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites found by Karachi University team on the Mulri Hills, in front of Karachi University Campus, constitute one of the most important archaeological discoveries ...

  7. National Museum of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall in 1951, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. [2] Frere Hall itself was built in 1865 as a tribute to Sir Bartle Frere, a commissioner of Sind during the 19th century. Once the museum was inaugurated the government of Pakistan deemed it wise to constitute an Advisory Council in ...

  8. Mohatta Palace - Wikipedia

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    18,500 sq ft (1,720 m 2) Design and construction. Architect (s) Agha Mohammad Hussain. The Mohatta Palace (Urdu: مہتا پیلس) is a museum located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designed by Ahmed Hussain Agha, [1] the palace was built in 1927 in the posh seaside locale of Clifton as the summer home of Shivratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari ...

  9. Merewether Clock Tower - Wikipedia

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    Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower (Urdu: میری ویدر ٹاور) [2] is a neo-Gothic clocktower built during the Victorian era in Karachi, Pakistan. [3] The tower is a landmark in central Karachi, and is at the termini of two of the most important roads in central Karachi: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road and I. I. Chundrigar Road.