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Category Archives: Karachi History
Scinde Dawk: Another Accolade for Karachi.
By Dr. Sohail Ansari Scinde Dawk: Another accolade for Karachi The Indian Post Office was established in 1837. In 1850, there were four post offices in the province of Sindh — Sukkur, Shikarpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi. Sir Henry Bartle Frere … Continue reading
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Baba Island
By Dr. Sohail Ansari Karachi is built around a bay which is a natural harbour and protected from storms by a group of small islands: Baba, Shamspir, Manora and Kiamari (which is no more an island). There are nine islands … Continue reading
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Karachi Under Bubonic Plague 1890s
By Dr. Adnan Zuberi Karachi under Plague (Bubonic) Pandemic 1890s Third pandemic Plague was originated in Yunnan, China in 1850s. It spread to Port Cities right from Calcutta, Pune, Bombay and Karachi. It further travel to west via Jeddah and … Continue reading
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Quarantine in Karachi 1890
By Dr. Saad Bashir Quarantine/detention centre in Karachi 1890 – for plague control The third plague pandemic was a major bubonic plague pandemic that began in Yunnan, China, in 1855 during the fifth year of the Xianfeng Emperor of the … Continue reading
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P.N.S. Karsaz Karachi
By Dr. Adnan Zuberi Karsaz is a famous neighborhood of Karachi. This is one of the oldest Cantonment of British Army. In 1920s RAF developed an Airstrip here and their ammunition depot. Colonel T E Lawrence ( Lawrence of Arabia) … Continue reading
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HMT Somersetshire
By Dr. Sohail Ansari HMT Somersetshire: Once transported troops and At one stage was a hospital ship. Photographed at Kiamari.
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Karachi-Kotri Railway 1861
By Dr. Sohail Ansari 13th May 1861 First railway (of current Pakistan) Karachi – Kotri opened. Brunton spent the years 1858 to 1864 building the Scinde Railway, a 173-km-long line from Karachi to Kotri on the Indus. This was the … Continue reading
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History of Paper Currency
History of Paper Currency By Dr. Adnan Zuberi After the annexation of Karachi with Bombay Presidency (1943) Sir Henry Bartle Ferer were appointed as Commissioner of Sindh. He was a visionary who understand the Geo Strategic importance of Karachi,the Gateway … Continue reading
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All India Women’s Conference 1935
By Dr. Sohail Ansari All India Women’s Conference was held in Karachi in January 1935, presided by Mrs. Hilla Rustomji Fairdoonji. Prominent among its delegates were Maude Royden and Margery Corbett Ashby who were the World Leading Suffragate figures. Margery … Continue reading
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HMIS Hindustan at Manora Island
By Dr. Adnan Zuberi HMIS Hindustan at Manora Island Karachi 1946 Later Commissioned as PNS KARSAZ The history goes back to 18 February 1946 when the sailors of lower ranks of Royal Indian Navy called a Strike against the poor … Continue reading
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