Karachi

rangoli · March 23, 2012, 8:39pm

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more of Karachi ..

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rangoli · March 23, 2012, 8:41pm

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rangoli · March 23, 2012, 8:51pm

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***“Karachi 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”

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Ali_Syed · March 25, 2012, 2:50pm

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great pics, rangoli...

it seems to have grown a lot, over the years...never been to karachi, would want to visit that now some day...watching most of the pics it seems I'm looking at some western country

rangoli · March 25, 2012, 5:51pm

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Thank You! :)

it has really changed over the last 10 yrs or so ... there are few skyscrapers under construction at the moment, so after few years will be seeing more tall buildings in downtown Karachi ...

and I remember reading somewhere its actually one of the cheapest citiy in the world!

ziggy · March 26, 2012, 7:38am

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Great pics - missing Karachi now :(

Yeah, I remember reading an MSN review that Karachi was voted the cheapest city in the world. I think it was definitely the case a few years ago, but my parents are currently out there and they said prices have really gone up since.

Ali_Syed · March 26, 2012, 8:26am

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Pakistan is not that cheap now.

bao_bihari · March 26, 2012, 11:05am

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^

Zurich Is World’s Costliest City - WSJ.com

Also See

Karachi, cheapest city in the world, again – The Express Tribune

bao_bihari · March 26, 2012, 11:15am

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Part of road at the back of uni towers (on I I Chundrigar Road) still is called Mccleod road.

PS: Karachi look so beautiful in pictures , i wish the law and order situation gets better.
PS2:Picture of both previous and current office makes it to thread. :)

Celeron · March 26, 2012, 3:22pm

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being in canada physically but i think you are very much attached to your soil :)

mashaAllah

rangoli · March 26, 2012, 10:26pm

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right, for a common man, its def not a cheap city, i think it might cheaper as compared to Isl and Rawalpindi(thts what I have heard from friends)
but yes sadly, in the last 4 5 years prices are gone up, esp food prices!!

rangoli · March 26, 2012, 10:45pm

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you guessed it right! i maybe physically here, but my heart and soul are in Pakistan!:)

rangoli · March 26, 2012, 10:48pm

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btw, Celeron since you reside in Karachi, why dont you tell us more about Karachi, like tourists places, besides beaches, also any good restaurants/cafes?