What was Karachi? This was stated by a former US diplomat during a convention who was stationed in Pakistan from President Ayub Khan to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and was transferred from Pakistan to Latin America after the martial law of General Zia-ul-Haq. He retired in 2002.
He said that Karachi was one of the best cities in the world in the 60s. It was the most peaceful city in the world. The bazaars were inhabited.
The coast of Karachi was one of the ten most beautiful beaches in the world. PIA was one of the four largest airlines in the world. After spending an hour or two in the bazaars, they would leave for their destination. Double-decker buses used to run here. The government had completed the excavation for the underground train and thus Karachi was going to be the first city in Asia to have a metro facility. The lights of Karachi turned night into day. Thousands of passengers used to come to Karachi by ships from all over the world.
Karachi was also the junction of the region. People from Europe would come to Istanbul by train, then from Tehran to Quetta and Karachi. Stop here and go by train to India and from there to Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Here you can find the latest products in the world. I bought the first tape recorder, color TV and heavy motorbike from Karachi.
We described a short history of Karachi about Karachi's era of 60s and compare the old Karachi with the new Karachi.
Karachi used to be a market for big cars. Expensive cars from Japan, Europe, and America used to come to Karachi and Karachi Seth used to buy them by bidding. Karachi railway station was one of the best stations in the world. Trains were modern, clean, and comfortable. The standard was met. Government officials were highly educated and cultured. I saw the largest private library of my life at the house of an adviser to Ayub Khan. People were very hospitable. There was no tension or fear in the city. No embassy in Karachi. There were no security guards or police in front of the house.
The people were very hospitable. There was no tension or fear in the city. There were no security guards or police in front of an embassy in Karachi. Pakistan did not require a visa from any country. Pakistani citizens would get a visa at the airport. The reason was very interesting.
At that time, Pakistan was the only country in the world where citizens had to prove their wealth, property, and reasons for travel to obtain a passport.
As if a citizen had a passport, it meant that he was a status traveler, so all the countries used to give him "on arrival" visas.
Pakistan's standard of education was high throughout the region. Students from Arab countries, Africa, the Far East, Iran, and other countries used to come to Pakistan to study and enter colleges and universities in Karachi and Lahore. Professors from the US and Europe used to go to Pakistan for employment.
The telephone and gas system in Karachi was very good. The sewerage system was excellent. After half an hour of rain, the roads would dry up. Employment opportunities were common, factories were being set up and goods were being exported.
Officials from the World Bank and the IMF used to visit the US embassy at that time.
We were told to somehow force the Pakistani government to take a loan. When we talked to the finance minister, he would say, "We don't need it." We diplomats used to ask each other at that time whether Karachi would be the largest city in the world by 1980 or London and New York.
The diplomat then let out a long sigh and said, "When I watch the situation in Karachi on TV today or read the news, I regret that this is the same city where I have lived for fifteen years and I am the most wonderful person in the world." The city understood. "
The first capital of Pakistan
Karachi, the city that gives 70% of revenue to Pakistan, is helpless
Where 30 million people live
Where people come from all over the country in search of employment
This Karachi should be given its legitimate rights.
The rulers of Sindh have made Shar-e-Quaid the most deprived city
The ruling parties of Sindh and the federation are united against the interests of the people of Karachi.
The city of Karachi, which nurtures the whole country, is inherited today
Karachi has become a ruin.
Provincial Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani is requested to focus on the deteriorating situation in Karachi instead of engaging in politics. Pakistan's largest city has become a ruin, especially in the rain, who eats Karachi's funds? Which company is responsible for garbage collection? PPP has been in Sindh for more than ten years but Karachi has become an orphan.
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