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Taliban planning 'mass extinctions' by poisoning Karachi's water supplyAccording to sources, intelligence agencies have warned that the extremists are planning to wreck havoc in Karachi by adding cyanide to the city's main water supply lines. Sources said that there is significant information about the Taliban... In this article: Karachi, Taliban, Lahore, and The Daily Times |
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The Times of India - World | 4 days ago
Mullah Omar moved by ISI: US
Mullah Omar moved to Karachi by ISI: US Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN 21 November 2009, 02:15am IST WASHINGTON: The United States has come perilously close to calling Pakistan a terrorist state by alleging that the country's spy agency ISI...
In this article: United States, Taliban, Pakistan, Bruce Riedel, Ahmed Rashid, Pervez Musharraf, and Washington
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacks
...Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US drones might target him. Recently, one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban found...
In this article: Taliban, US, Bruce Riedel, Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Quetta, Afghanistan, and Suicide
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Mullah Omar not in Karachi: Pakistan
...Nov 20 : Pakistan has rejected a US newspaper report claiming that the one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi, terming it false and baseless. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while speaking to a private...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, US, Osama bin Laden, Quetta, The Washington Times, and Bruce Riedel
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ISI helped Mullah Omar to escape to Karachi: US intelligence officials
Washington, Nov.20 : Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Washington Times reports. According to the newspaper, two senior US...
In this article: Taliban, US, Bruce Riedel, Al Qaeda, Quetta, Pakistan, and Inter-Services Intelligence agency
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ISI helped Taliban supremo Mullah Omar flee from Quetta to Karachi
...Mullah Omar might be targetted by US drones, Pakistan's ISI has helped him to flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port city of Karachi, where he has established a new Shura council. One-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban recently...
In this article: Taliban, Al Qaeda, Quetta, Bruce Riedel, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, US, and Afghanistan
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 16, 2009
Headley, Rana were in Karachi
...David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the terror suspects in US custody for plotting attacks in Denmark and India, were in Karachi, Pakistan, at the time of the Mumbai strikes. Rana had travelled to Karachi from Mumbai on...
In this article: Mumbai, Kochi, Delhi, Pakistan, Ahmedabad, and India
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TIME | November 15, 2009
Fashion Week Pakistan: Global Style Visits Karachi
...from their troubled surroundings. Opening Fashion Week was Sonya Battla's collection, Conflict in Karachi. It was a multilayered tribute to the city's women, using a mixture of bold, in-your-face designs embellished with metalwork.
In this article: Pakistan, Swat Valley, Milan, Pakistan Army, Princess Diana, Taliban, Noor Jehan, and Benazir Bhutto
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
Pakistan police hold 7 planning attacks in Karachi
Pakistan police hold 7 "planning attacks in Karachi" By Faisal Aziz Pakistani police have arrested seven suspected militants planning to attack security agency offices and officials in the commercial hub of Karachi, police said on...
In this article: Pakistan, Taliban Movement, Hand grenade, and U.S.
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GlobalPost | November 07, 2009
Karachi: A place for all souls
...Christian holds candles at the grave of his relative in Gora Cemetery to mark All Souls Day, also known as the Day of the Dead, in Karachi, Nov. 2, 2009. Pakistan is overwhelmingly Muslim, but has a small Christian population. (Athar...
In this article: Pakistan, All Souls Day, Diwali, Day of the Dead, Saffron, Taliban, and Pervez Musharraf
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Karachi (ڪراچي, Karāchi) is the largest city, main seaport and the financial capital of Pakistan, and the capital of the province of Sindh. It is the 20th largest city of the world, in terms of metropolitan population and is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, and trade. Karachi is also home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those that are involved in textiles, shipping, automotive industry, entertainment, the arts, fashion, advertising, publishing, software development and medical research. The city is also a major hub of higher education in South Asia and the wider Islamic World. Karachi has been ranked as a Beta world city, as of 2008.
Karachi enjoys its prominent position due to its geographical location on a bay, making it the financial capital of the country. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It was the original capital of Pakistan until the construction of Islamabad and is the location of the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, one of the region's largest and busiest ports. The city's population increased dramatically at the time of independence, when hundreds of thousands of refugees from India, Burma and other parts of South Asia came to settle in the city.
Karachi city is spread over 3530 km2 in area. It is locally known as the "City of Lights" (روشنين جو شهر) for its liveliness, and the "City of the Quaid" (شهرِ قائد), having been the birth and burial place of Quaid-e-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), the founder of Pakistan, who also made the city his home after Pakistan's independence.
- Name:
- Karachi
- Local Name:
- ڪراچي
- Type:
- City District
- Government type:
- City District
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 0014
- Total Area (km):
- 3530
- Elevation (m):
- 8
- Time Zone:
- PST
- Website:
- http://www.karachicity.gov.pk
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