Karachi

American  

[kuh-rah-chee] / kəˈrɑ tʃi /

noun

1. a seaport in S Pakistan, near the Indus delta: former national capital; now capital of Sind province.

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Karachi British  

/ kəˈrɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. a port in S Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: capital of Pakistan (1947–60); university (1950); chief port: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 11 819 000 (2005 est)

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Karachi Cultural  

1. Largest city in Pakistan, in the southeastern part of the country, on the Arabian Sea near the Indus River delta; Pakistan's main seaport and industrial center.

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Karachi served as Pakistan's capital from 1947 to 1959.

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Karachi

The plane had been en route to Karachi from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Aviation officials in Pakistan say a search operation is ongoing after a cargo plane carrying five crew members went missing off the coast of Karachi, a city at the country's southern tip.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

It pulls together artists from across the diaspora, from the Bay Area and the U.S. through to India and Pakistan, from Trinidad and Bangladesh and Karachi and London.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

It wants international oil producers to build commercial inventories in a new “Energy City,” likely to be located at Port Qasim, near Karachi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

What was it like to walk through the streets of Paris or New York or Karachi?

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed