Karachi
is a city that has a large variety of places to go and
things to do. In every part of the city there is some
club or organization. No matter where you are, you can
be guaranteed a good time. However in order to find
these places and things to do you have to know where
to look.
HISTORY
"One day she will be the Queen of the East",
said Charles Napier a hundred year ago about Karachi.
It was then only a small village. Today Karachi bursts
upon the visitor as a vast commercial and industrial
centre, a sea of people teeming with human activity,
its population having already exceeded nine million
mark and still growing.
This metropolitan city of Karachi was until 1725 A.D.
just a barren piece of land , washed on three sides
by the blue waters of the Arabian Sea. A few fishermen
lived in a small huts on the sunny creek. There was
a pool of water on this barren piece of land which was
known as Kalachi-jo-Kun. Kalachi was the name of fisherman
whereas kun meant a deep kitch. Therefore, "Kalachi-jo-Kun"
meant the deep ditch of Kalacahi, the fisherman.
A few mud huts sprang around this point and their numbers
increased. Gradually a village came into being . This
village was called as Kalachi-jo-Ghote, which as time
passed grew into prominance.
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