The Karachi Context

06 June, 2019 By Arif Hasan

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Population

435,887 (in 1941)
22,000,000 (in 2011)
Karachi contains (1998 figures):
10% of Pakistan’s total population
25% of Pakistan’s urban population
Major source of information: Television 77% of households

Migration

Over 84 % of Karachi’s present population consists of migration from India and other parts of Pakistan between 1947 and 2015.
Though there is a decline in population growth in percentage terms, there is a substantial increase in numbers. Percentages are deceptive.
Karachi is a non-Sindhi speaking capital of a Sindhi speaking province.
This is a cause of conflict between the province and the city, especially related to governance issues.
Karachi’s involvement in regional conflicts due to its location

Economy

Karachi’s Pakistan’s only port
It contributes 20% of the country’s GDP and 62% of income tax
40% of employment in large scale manufacturing is located in Karachi’s 4,500 formal sector industrial units
75% of the working population is employed in the informal sector in garment, leather, textile, carpet and light engineering works