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The University of Karachi (Urdu: ڪراچی يونيورسٹی; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is now located in Jamshoro ), the university is a "Sindh Government ...
The building was intended to serve as Karachi's town hall, and was designed by Henry Saint Clair Wilkins, [1] who was chosen from among 12 candidates. [4]The building's land was purchased at a cost of 2,000 British Indian rupees, [1] which had been donated by WP Andrew of the Scinde Railway, and Sir Frederick Arthur Bartholomew. [1]
Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower (Urdu: میری ویدر ٹاور) [2] is a neo-Gothic clocktower built during the Victorian era in Karachi, Pakistan. [3] The tower is a landmark in central Karachi, and is at the termini of two of the most important roads in central Karachi: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road and I. I. Chundrigar Road.
At that time, Karachi was the capital of Pakistan, but the only cricket ground was the one at the Karachi Gymkhana which had limited seating capacity. [10] A plan was formulated to develop a new stadium for which a plot of land measuring 174.5 acres was acquired by the Pakistan Public Works Department through the Commissioner of Karachi. [10]
Karachi was an important military base during the First World War (1914–18) because it was the first British Raj port of call for ships coming through the Suez Canal and was the gateway to Afghanistan and the Russian Empire. Karachi was again a military base and port for supplies to the Russian front during the Second World War (1939–1945 ...
The original property of the science centre was formerly a colonial warehouse building located within the historic Railway Quarter. Adjacent to the property, passes the Karachi Circular Railway and the adjoining areas have a series of warehouses constructed during the British Raj. The site was originally owned by Ralli Brothers Ltd in 1888. [13]
The cultural history of Karachi dates back at least five thousand years to the rise of the Indus Valley Civilization in the third millennium BC. [citation needed] The early culture was mostly predominantly Neolithic, characterised by the widespread use of small tools and semi-precious stones.