History:
"One day she will be the Queen of the East", said Charles Napier a hundred year ago about Karachi. 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 nine million mark and still growing. just a barren piece of land , washed on three sides by the blue waters of the Arabian Se
a. A few fishermen lived in a small huts on the sunny creek. There was a pool of water on this barren piece of land which was known as Kalachi-jo-Kun. Kalachi was the name of fisherman whereas kun meant a deep kitch. Therefore, "Kalachi-jo-Kun" meant the deep ditch of Kalacahi, the fisherman. A few mud huts sprang around this point and their numbers increased. Gradually a village came into being . This village was called as Kalachi-jo-Ghote, which as time passed grew into prominance. The development and the expansion of the city also changed the life style of its inhibitants. They adopted the modern way of life. In the old days the houses were built of mud and wood and debris walls were very common. For light and ventilation wind catchers were erected at the roof but with the increase in trade and commerce activities, and the new riches, the people adopted a luxurious life style.
