FP Blog Topics

Home | Contact Us | Search Fashion Pakistan

About Karachi

Click to Enlarge

Set on the shores of the Arabian Sea, sporting golden sand beaches, bustling markets, high rise buildings, 5 star hotels and every cuisines from all over Pakistan, Karachi is Pakistan’s largest city. Home to some 18 million people it is the commercial heart of the country.


Click to Enlarge

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the financial capital of Pakistan, and the capital of the province of Sindh. It is one of the largest cities in the world by population and the 20th largest metropolitan area in the world, in terms of metropolitan population. It 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. Karachi has been ranked as a Beta world city, as of 2008.


Click to Enlarge

Karachi enjoys its prominent position due to its geographical location on a bay, making it the financial capital of the country. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.It is locally known as the "City of Lights" for its liveliness, and the "City of the Quaid" , having been the birth and burial place of Quaid-e-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), the founder of Pakistan, who also made the city his home after Pakistan's independence.