windows‚ the banisters of the steps…’ (Calvino‚ 1974: 10-11) Like the city of Zaira‚ Karachi contains its past between layers of memories‚ each having a narrative of its own replete with personal history and anecdotes that help us understand the city for what it was and how it has changed over the years. In his essay on Karachi‚ In the Eye of the Storm‚ the author introduces us to the Saddar of his youth. His essay reveals a fascinating journey through Saddar one unknown to the present generation
Premium City Urban area Time
← Bin Laden’s 9/11 decade planted seeds of uncertainty Is Pakistan ungovernable? → Karachi: Political Solution or Compromise Hamid Waheed Rajput‚ Faisalabad Most of the politicians‚ media and intellectuals suggest political solution to the problems in Karachi but their blanket suggestions do not specify who will do it and how? We must understand that for whatever reason Pakistan’s present politics does not fit anywhere near the definition of politics “government of the people‚ for the people
Free Politics Political philosophy Aristotle
INTRODUCTION TO KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is the largest and most liquid stock exchange in Pakistan. It was established on September 18‚ 1947 and was incorporated on March 10‚ 1949. It is the premiere stock exchange of the country. Only five companies were at first listed with a total paid-up capital of 37 million rupees. The first index introduced in KSE was based on fifty companies and was called KSE 50 index. Trading used to be carried out on open out-cry system.
Premium Stock market Market capitalization
SERVER: 1. A person or thing that provides a service or commodity‚ in particular. 2. A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network. 3. A computer or device on a network that manages network resources. There are many different types of servers. For example: * File server: a computer and storage device dedicated to storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the server. * Print server: a computer that manages one or
Premium World Wide Web Client-server Internet
The Economic Genocide of Karachi Majyd Aziz Peaceful environment is vital for economic growth and national prosperity. Citizens need an assurance of quality of life and this is possible thru income generation‚ social and physical infrastructure‚ security and safety‚ and political stability in their locality. At the same time‚ foreign and domestic investors‚ business and industrial community‚ and banking and stock exchange clients and customers want solid surety that their investment would
Premium Political party Pakistan Politics
Topic: Recent disturbances in Karachi Date: 28-10-2013 Recent disturbances in Karachi Introduction: Karachi is the largest and the most popular city of Pakistan and it has the only (in a working condition) seaport and financial centre‚ as well as the capital of Sindh province. It has an estimated population of 23.5 million people as of 2011‚ and a density of 6‚000 people per square kilometre (15‚500 per square mile). Karachi is the third largest city in the world by population in a
Premium Karachi Pakistan Law enforcement agency
Total number of Vehicles REGISTERED / ON ROAD in Karachi – 2011 compiled by URC S. No. Type of Vehicle 1 2 Total Registered on Road upto 31-122010 MECHANIZED ROAD TRANSPORT REGISTERED / ON ROAD 2011 Newly Registered During the Year 2011 January March April - June July September October December Total Registered on Road 2011 (Col. 4+5+6+7) Total Registered on Road upto 31-122011 (Col. 3+*) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15‚452 101 99 65
Premium Bus Auto rickshaw Rickshaw
The Karachi Stock Exchange or KSE is a stock exchange located in Karachi‚ Sindh‚ Pakistan. Founded in 1947‚ it is Pakistan’s largest and oldest stock exchange‚ with many Pakistani as well as overseas listings. Its current premises are situated on Stock Exchange Road‚ in the heart of Karachi’s Business District. The KSE is the biggest and most liquid exchange in Pakistan and in 2002 it was declared as the "Best Performing Stock Market of the World" by "Business Week". As of December 20‚ 2007‚ 671
Premium Stock market Investment Stock exchange
wajahatkhan95@gmail.com PROBLEMS OF LIVING IN KARACHI CITY Karachi being the heart of the country and the financial hub of Pakistan generating more than 70 percent of revenue for the state is the largest city of Pakistan. It‚ along with its citizens face a number of problems as all the big cities of the world do and so do their citizens. In one of the most developed city of Pakistan containing a whole lot of industries the life of a common man is very fast‚ involving a lot of problems
Premium Islamabad Traffic Pakistan
settled in Karachi. The local Sindhis were not very literate but laborers‚ workers etc but when the Urdu speaking migrated‚ most of them were highly educated‚ thus the white collar jobs were given to them. This gave rise to a major conflict between the local Sindhis and the Muhajirs. Mujajirs were looked upon with hatred because the local people thought they’ve snatched their rights. There was a tussle between the two groups. Karachi was becoming the battleground of ethnicity. Karachi is the biggest
Premium Pashtun people Pakistan Karachi