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Time offset from GMT Notes; Prior until 1907 UTC+04:28:12: Karachi Time (KART) 1907–1951 UTC+05:30: 1951–1971 UTC+05:00 in West Pakistan UTC+06:00 in East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) Karachi Time (KART) Dacca Time (DACT) 1971–present UTC+05:00 in Pakistan: Pakistan Standard Time (PKT)
National capital. Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, exactly 20 years after the country's independence. [1] The first capital of Pakistan was the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh, which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [1] Karachi was and still is the largest city and economic capital of Pakistan.
Karachi Time (KART) was introduced in West Pakistan by adjusting 30 minutes off UTC+05:30 to UTC+05:00, while Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off UTC+06:30 to UTC+06:00. The changes were made effective on 30, September 1951. [1] In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time.
Karachi University is the city's largest by number of students, number of departments & occupied land area. Karachi is home to several major public universities. Karachi's first public university's date from the British colonial era. The Sindh Madressatul Islam founded in 1885, was granted university status in 2012.
Pakistan portal. v. t. e. General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, [ 3] were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the detailed schedule on 15 December 2023.
This was the first sectarian rioting in the country and the Pakistan Army was called for the first time to control a civil strife. 200 to 2000 Ahmadiyya are killed. March 3: CF-CUN, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1A of CPAL named Empress of Hawaii , crashed during takeoff from Karachi 's Mauripur RAF Station .
Waseem Akhtar. MQM. Elected Mayor. Murtaza Wahab. PPP. The 2023 Karachi local government elections were held in Karachi, Pakistan on 15 January 2023 to elect members of local councils. These members would then elect the Mayor of Karachi (2023-2027). These elections were the 3rd Karachi local government elections.
Mayor of Karachi ( Urdu: ناظم کراچی; Sindhi: ميئر ڪراچي) is the executive of the Karachi metropolitan corporation and the Karachi local government system of the city of Karachi which is the third tier of governance in Pakistan after Federal and provincial governments. Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building (KMC ...