Karachi
"One day she will be the Queen of the East",
said Charles Napier a hundred years ago about Karachi.
It was then, only a small village. Until 1725 A.D.,
Karachi was just a barren piece of land, where a few
fishermen lived in small huts on the sunny creek. There
was a pool of water known as Kalachi-jo-Kun. ‘Kalachi’
was the name of fisherman whereas ‘Kun’
meant a deep ditch. Therefore, "Kalachi-jo-Kun"
meant the deep ditch of Kalacahi, the fisherman.
Today Karachi bursts upon the visitor as a vast commercial
and industrial centre, a sea of people teeming with
human activity, its population having already exceeded
14 million marks and still growing. Karachi is a city
that has a large variety of places to go and a number
of things to do. No matter where you are, you can be
guaranteed a good time. It is well known for it’s
beaches, and rightfully so. Its beaches are fabulously
beautiful, and there is nothing better than a day at
the beach.
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Tour
and Programme
Karachi
Tours:
Please
contact the Secretariat at the Congress venue for
further details. Karachi tours will be offered to
all Accompanying Persons as part of the Programme.
Karachi
Shopping Extravaganza
Shopping
extravaganza to the markets and bazaars which offer
an endless variety of exciting shopping including
indigenous handicrafts, rugs and carpets, marble and
onyx, leather goods, clothes and jewelry.
Karachi City Tour
The vibrant city of Karachi which started
as a small fishing village and went on to become the
largest city of Pakistan and the main centre of trade
and industry. City Tour includes a trip to Quaid-e-Azam’s
Mausoleum (the resting place of the Founder of the
Nation), National Museum, Masjide-Tooba (a mosque
famous for its large, pillar less dome), Flagstaff
House (residence of the Quaid-e-Azam) and Clifton
Beach.
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Tours
outside Karachi
Mohenjodaro
– A Trip into Histroy (Full day)
Mohenjodaro
(Mound of the Dead), one of the archaeological sites
of the world-famous Indus Valley Civilization. This
pre-historic civilization flourished 3,000 years B.C.
after which it mysteriously disappeared.
The City of the Mughals
– Lahore (01 NIGHT/2 DAYS)
Lahore is the City of the Great Mughal Emperors.
DAY 01
AM Flight
Karachi-Lahore, transfer to hotel, visit Lahore Fort,
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort and Minare Pakistan.
PM
visit
Shalimar Garden and Wagha Boarder. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 02
Breakfast at hotel
AM visit
Emperor Jehangir’s tomb, Lahore museum and visit
Anarkarli Bazaar.
Transfer to airport for Karachi flight, receive at
Karachi airport and transfer back to your hotel.
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