* 1971 NBP acquired Bank of China's two branches, one in Karachi and one at Chittagong.

This resulted in considerable problems for the Pakistani government, particularly its customs bureau who realized that many of the items being resold on the black market in Pakistan were the very same items being allowed duty free exemption from Pakistani ports ( mainly Karachi ) on their way to Afghanistan.

In 1947, Karachi was the focus for settlement by Muslim migrants from India, who drastically expanded the city's population and transformed its demographics and economy.

Karachi especially after the 1970s has emerged as one of the largest Pashtun cities in the world with its Pashtun population estimated to be around five to seven million which is more than Peshawar, Kabul or Kandahar easily.

Again in 2011, City District Government of Karachi has been de-merged into its five original constituent districts namely Karachi East, Karachi West, Karachi Central, Karachi South and Malir.

The culture of Karachi is characterized by the blending of South Asian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Western influences, as well as its status as a major international business centre.

The waterway network in Pakistan is in its infancy with Karachi being the only major city situated next to the Arabian Sea.

The province also incorporated the former Omani enclave of Gwadar following its purchase in 1958, and the former Federal Capital Territory ( Karachi ) in 1961 ; the latter forming a new division in its own right.

After the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Patel was elected Congress president for its 1931 session in Karachi — here the Congress ratified the pact, committed itself to the defence of fundamental rights and human freedoms, and a vision of a secular nation, minimum wage and the abolition of untouchability and serfdom.

The bomb was reported to be the most powerful attack of its kind in Karachi, and it left a two metre crater in the car park and destroyed at least ten nearby cars.

There are no natural boundaries between Quetta and its adjoining districts of Dera Ismail Khan to the northeast, Dera Ghazi Khan and Sibi to the east, Sukkur and Jacobabad to the southeast, Karachi and Gawadar to the south and Ziarat to the northeast.

Carrefour opened up its first store in Lahore, Pakistan in a joint venture with MAF in 2009 under the name of Hyperstar, and a second store in Karachi in 2011, with a third store under construction in the city.

In August 2007, the CBI asked its Pakistani counterpart, the Federal Investigation Agency, for its comments on recent media reports about the detention of Dawood Ibrahim by authorities in Karachi.

Karachi Grammar School named its second-oldest house " Napier " after Sir Charles Napier ( the oldest House is named Frere after Sir Henry Bartle Frere ).

Shaheen Air International also carries out some of its aircraft maintenance in Lahore ; however most airlines still use Karachi or Islamabad for most of their maintenance checks so this facility is presently somewhat limited at Lahore, although this is slated to change with the airport expansion project.

With leased Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and Boeing 737 aircraft joining the fleet, by 1976 Gulf Air had expanded its route network to include Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Baghdad, Bombay, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Khartoum, Larnaca, Manila, Paris, Ras al-Khaimah and San ‘ a ’.

After Karachi, Sialkot is Pakistan's second largest source of foreign exchange earnings through its exports and remittances from the overseas manpower.

Regional kebab recipes from Karachi and the wider Sindh region is famous for its spicy kebabs, often marinated in a mixture of spices, lemon juice and yoghurt.

These range from the establishment of the US $ 450 million international Aga Khan University with its Faculty of Health Sciences and teaching hospital based in Karachi, the expansion of schools for girls and medical centers in the Hunza region ( one of the remote parts of Northern Pakistan bordering on China and Afghanistan that is densely populated with Nizari Ismailis ), to the establishment of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program in Gujarat, India – and the extension of existing urban hospitals and primary health care centers in Tanzania and Kenya.

* 1947 – Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.

Mirza Ghazi Beg, the Mughal administrator of Sindh, is among the first historical figures credited for the development of Coastal Sindh ( consisting of regions such as the Makran Coast and the Mehran Delta ), including the cities of Thatta, Bhambore and Karachi.

In 1864, the first telegraphic message was sent from India to England, when a direct telegraph connection was laid between Karachi and London.

Naimatullah Khan was the first Nazim of Karachi and Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Paracha was the first district coordination officer ( DCO ) of Karachi, Paracha even served as the last Commissioner of Karachi.

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

* 1861 – Pakistan ’ s ( then a part of British India ) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.

The first pizzerias opened up in Karachi and Islamabad in the late 1980s, with Pappasallis serving pizza in Islamabad since 1990.

In 1970, Mahmood was promoted as Chief Engineer ( CE ) at the KANUPP-I, country's first commercial nuclear power plant, in Karachi with the support of his mentor, Dr. Naeem Ahmad Khan.

* The first edition of the book, A Short History of Pakistan, is published by Karachi University, Pakistan.

In 1955, the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi was established under the University of Karachi in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and became the first Asian business school to offer an MBA program under the US MBA model.

Asim Butt founded the first Pakistani Stuckist group, The Karachi Stuckists, in 2005.

Pakistan was among the first nations to recognize the " Provisional Government of the Republic of Algeria " in exile on 19 September 1958, and facilitating the opening of an official mission in Karachi ( Pakistan ).

He later moved to Binoori Mosque in Karachi, where he led prayers, and later met with Osama bin Laden for the first time.

The First Test at Karachi was a personal disaster for Taylor as he scored a pair, the first player in Test history to do so on his captaincy debut.

The first Braathens SAFE flight was to the Far East started on 24 February from Oslo, with landings at Amsterdam, Marseille, Cairo, Basra, Karachi, Culcutta and Bangkok before Hong Kong, where Norske Skyfarer landed on 8 March.

* Karachi Shipyard and Naval Dockyard in Karachi, Pakistan, is that country's first and oldest yard.

By the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, Karachi had become a bustling metropolis with beautiful classical and colonial European styled buildings, lining the city ’ s thoroughfares.

Many historic buildings are also located in city, which were constructed in British era like Karachi Port Trust, Sindh High Court.

Hindu Gymkhana, KMC Head Office, Ghulam Husain Khalikdina Hall, Frere Hall, Empress Market, Jehangir Kothari Parade, St Patrick's Church, Mohatta Palace and Karachi Cantonment Railway Station buildings.

Karachi has a rich collection of buildings and structures of varied architectural styles.

In recent years, a large number of architecturally distinctive, even eccentric, buildings have sprung up throughout Karachi.

Many more high-rise buildings are under construction, such as Centre Point near Korangi Industrial Area, IT Tower, Sofitel Tower Karachi and Emerald Tower.

One of her early achievements includes the study of slums and squatter settlements of Karachi, her later projects included housings, such as the Angoori Bagh Housing ( 1978 ), and business buildings, such as the Taj Mahal Hotel ( 1981 ), the Finance and Trade Center ( 1989 ), and the Pakistan State Oil House ( PSO Company headquarter ) ( 1991 ) in Karachi.