Karachi: A Metropolitan and Cosmopolitan City (PDF)

# Karachi: Both A Metropolitan and Cosmopolitan City ## Importance of Karachi - **Financial, Economic, and Industrial Hub:** Karachi city has a large industrial base and is known as the industrial hub of Pakistan. The major industries of Karachi are textiles, pharmaceuticals, steel, and automobile...

# Karachi: Both A Metropolitan and Cosmopolitan City ## Importance of Karachi - **Financial, Economic, and Industrial Hub:** Karachi city has a large industrial base and is known as the industrial hub of Pakistan. The major industries of Karachi are textiles, pharmaceuticals, steel, and automobiles. Karachi is also called a software outsourcing hub of Pakistan, where companies like Google, Microsoft, and Techlogix have their office here. - **Financial, commercial, and industrial capital:** Karachi is known as the financial, commercial, and industrial capital of Pakistan as it handles most of the overseas trade of Pakistan and the central Asian countries. The current economic boom in Pakistan has resulted in a new period of revival in the economy of Karachi. - **Diverse Culture:** Karachi is home to about 21 million people, belonging to different religions, races, and ethnicities, with the majority of the population being descendants of migrants from India, post-1947. Pathans, Sindhi, Punjabi, Gilgiti, Balochi, and Afghani make up the remaining part of the population. It is this beautiful mix of diverse cultures and traditions that makes Karachi a wonderful place to live in. The neighborhoods are tightly knit together - joys and sorrows equally shared. The City of Lights houses one of the largest public transport systems of Asia, with vibrantly painted trucks, buses, mini-buses, rickshaws, and Tuk-Tuks (Chingchiee) spread around in the city. - **Diverse Architecture:** Karachi is known for having one of the country's most beautiful skylines. It houses some of the oldest architectural designs, dating back to the Victorian era, and some of the tallest, modern-day architectural wonders as well. Examples are the […?] Plaza and the glowing mausoleum of the Quaid. The Merewether Clock Tower, Empress Market, and Frere Hall are brilliant architectural pieces from the British Victorian Era, while modern-day architecture includes the Harbor Front, MCB Tower, Bahria Town Icon, Ocean Tower and many more. The city ## Karachi: Both a Metropolitan and Cosmopolitan City Pakistan, home to diverse people and cultures, is divided into different provinces and cities. Of those, Sindh holds immense importance for the country in a lot of ways. Inside Sindh, Karachi, the 7th biggest city, serves as the jewel in Pakistan’s crown. - **Metropolitan:** is used to refer to a large city with a high population and employment opportunities which is linked to nearby areas. - **A Cosmopolitan city** is one in which people from different parts of the world belonging to different ethnicity, race, castes and religions live. Karachi is both a metropolitan and cosmopolitan city since it has both a high population of people as well as people from different parts of the world belonging to different races, castes, and religions living here. ## Diverse Cultures: Karachi is known as 'the city of lights' where people from diverse cultural backgrounds are always welcomed. The blend of different cultures is reflected in the cuisines, the apparel, traditions, and customs that keep on improvising and evolving over time. The historic and modern mix of shrines, architecture, museums, and specially cafes highlighting different cuisines that have the infusion of various cultures feature Karachi as an exceptional city among other regions of the country. - This image shows a map of Pakistan with Karachi highlighted. - This image shows a skyline of Karachi with buildings.