Karachi: A World Megacity (Part II)

cntower · August 12th, 2004, 10:40 PM

A few things to note; there are two major air fields you can see. The thing is the larger one isn't the international airport then what is it a military airbase? If I'm not mistaken wasn't Karachi planning for a seperate domestic airport and an international airport?

cntower · August 12th, 2004, 10:42 PM

Another thing for a city with +10 million would this photo be considered as urban sprawl? Seems like the city has done a good job in preventing urban sprawl then again I have no clue what to base it on; this is just my personal opinion.

Sultan · August 12th, 2004, 10:51 PM

Karachi is Huge !

August 13th, 2004, 12:21 PM

is that of lots of little pictures put together? man that is one massive pic.

Sultan · August 13th, 2004, 06:54 PM

I've heard, Karachi is the world's fifth biggest city.

cntower · August 13th, 2004, 10:29 PM

But what's the actual population; the cencus puts it at just over 10 million but locals say its well over 15 million!]

Whatever it may be this is one hell of large a city!

Its_Waqas · August 13th, 2004, 10:54 PM

at present its #11 and lahore is #27 and by 2015 Karachi will be #3 (#1 Mumbai, #2 Kolkata) and Lahore will be #7.

Its_Waqas · August 13th, 2004, 10:55 PM

BTW have u ppl seen the population of Lahore and Karachi on Emporis, its hilarious.

cntower · August 13th, 2004, 10:57 PM

Whaaaaa?

Lahore only has around 5.5 million at the moment. Where is the link to this list by the way...

Its_Waqas · August 13th, 2004, 11:09 PM

i saw the report in a newspaper, it was by a private company, according to it the population of Karachi is 12.2mn and Lahore is 8.4mn, Lahore had a population of 6.3mn in 1998, Karachi was 9.34mn then.

August 14th, 2004, 10:35 AM

wow, pak cities grow fast, pak need to do suttin to control the pop, i mean at the mo they cant provide education and employment for everyone, imagine if the pop goes to like 250 mn, which is the estimate for 2050.

cntower · August 15th, 2004, 05:22 AM

zees · October 1st, 2004, 03:13 PM

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October 1st, 2004, 03:19 PM

nice, but for a its huge size, karachi really lacks good skyscrapers

Tmac · October 1st, 2004, 05:04 PM

nice pictures of Karachi but are you sure that Citi bank pic is from Karachi? Dhaka has the identical building under construction. It is going to be the head office of the City Bank Limited. It would be a 30 storied building in Dilkusha, Motijheel area. Perhaps a mixup of some sort. Very impressive buildings in karachi nevertheless.

Aziz M · October 1st, 2004, 05:12 PM

There are a couple of major reasons why Karachi (and Pakistan) is only now beginning to build more high rises in larger numbers.

The two major factors are land prices and economic growth.

Over the past decade Pakistan has experienced poor real term economic growth, which has meant that such extravagances such as large corporate HQ's were not built in Pakistan.

Poor economic growth also means that property and land prices do not increase, the economic theory behind High Rises is that since land is at a premium, it is cheaper to built up rather than out, hence a high number or High Rises in Western Cities.

Only in the last two years has Pakistan witnessed an economic recovery coupled with a huge increase in land and property prices, we are now seeing the results of this - with many new high rises projects 'taking off'.

Aziz

Its_Waqas · October 1st, 2004, 05:21 PM

AWSOME!

There is an identical building in Lahore on jail road but its not of PSO.
The building is very beautiful but not high. But we Know for sure that trends are changing.

and Zuh i think that the huge size size of Karachi is the reason for no quality skyscrapers just like rest of Pakistan. But thank God things are changing and main commercial centers are quickly developing

Sultan · October 1st, 2004, 06:22 PM

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August 13th, 2004, 10:29 PM	#6
cntower دل دل پاکستان Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,101 Likes (Received): 26	But what's the actual population; the cencus puts it at just over 10 million but locals say its well over 15 million!] Whatever it may be this is one hell of large a city! __________________ پاکستان

August 13th, 2004, 10:57 PM	#9
cntower دل دل پاکستان Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,101 Likes (Received): 26	Whaaaaa? Lahore only has around 5.5 million at the moment. Where is the link to this list by the way... __________________ پاکستان

August 15th, 2004, 05:22 AM	#12
cntower دل دل پاکستان Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,101 Likes (Received): 26	__________________ پاکستان

October 1st, 2004, 03:13 PM	#13
zees My Love ♥ My Karachi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Karachi Posts: 1,560 Likes (Received): 4	Karachi Highrises KARACHI BANNER Commercial Union MCB Tower Click Here for more Last edited by zees; July 20th, 2005 at 08:08 AM.

October 1st, 2004, 05:04 PM	#15
Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,990 Likes (Received): 2	zees nice pictures of Karachi but are you sure that Citi bank pic is from Karachi? Dhaka has the identical building under construction. It is going to be the head office of the City Bank Limited. It would be a 30 storied building in Dilkusha, Motijheel area. Perhaps a mixup of some sort. Very impressive buildings in karachi nevertheless.

August 12th, 2004, 10:40 PM	#1
cntower دل دل پاکستان Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,101 Likes (Received): 26	Karachi: A World Megacity (Part II) A few things to note; there are two major air fields you can see. The thing is the larger one isn't the international airport then what is it a military airbase? If I'm not mistaken wasn't Karachi planning for a seperate domestic airport and an international airport? __________________ پاکستان

August 12th, 2004, 10:42 PM	#2
cntower دل دل پاکستان Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,101 Likes (Received): 26	Another thing for a city with +10 million would this photo be considered as urban sprawl? Seems like the city has done a good job in preventing urban sprawl then again I have no clue what to base it on; this is just my personal opinion. __________________ پاکستان

August 12th, 2004, 10:51 PM	#3
Sultan BANNED Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Asia Posts: 1,871 Likes (Received): 6	Karachi is Huge !

August 13th, 2004, 12:21 PM	#4
raja X Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	is that of lots of little pictures put together? man that is one massive pic.

August 13th, 2004, 06:54 PM	#5
Sultan BANNED Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Asia Posts: 1,871 Likes (Received): 6	I've heard, Karachi is the world's fifth biggest city.

August 13th, 2004, 10:54 PM	#7
Its_Waqas Representing Pakistan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lahore Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 5	at present its #11 and lahore is #27 and by 2015 Karachi will be #3 (#1 Mumbai, #2 Kolkata) and Lahore will be #7.

August 13th, 2004, 10:55 PM	#8
Its_Waqas Representing Pakistan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lahore Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 5	BTW have u ppl seen the population of Lahore and Karachi on Emporis, its hilarious.

August 13th, 2004, 11:09 PM	#10
Its_Waqas Representing Pakistan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lahore Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 5	i saw the report in a newspaper, it was by a private company, according to it the population of Karachi is 12.2mn and Lahore is 8.4mn, Lahore had a population of 6.3mn in 1998, Karachi was 9.34mn then.

August 14th, 2004, 10:35 AM	#11
raja X Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	wow, pak cities grow fast, pak need to do suttin to control the pop, i mean at the mo they cant provide education and employment for everyone, imagine if the pop goes to like 250 mn, which is the estimate for 2050.

October 1st, 2004, 03:19 PM	#14
zuhahmed Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	nice, but for a its huge size, karachi really lacks good skyscrapers

October 1st, 2004, 05:12 PM	#16
Aziz M Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	There are a couple of major reasons why Karachi (and Pakistan) is only now beginning to build more high rises in larger numbers. The two major factors are land prices and economic growth. Over the past decade Pakistan has experienced poor real term economic growth, which has meant that such extravagances such as large corporate HQ's were not built in Pakistan. Poor economic growth also means that property and land prices do not increase, the economic theory behind High Rises is that since land is at a premium, it is cheaper to built up rather than out, hence a high number or High Rises in Western Cities. Only in the last two years has Pakistan witnessed an economic recovery coupled with a huge increase in land and property prices, we are now seeing the results of this - with many new high rises projects 'taking off'. Aziz

October 1st, 2004, 05:21 PM	#17
Its_Waqas Representing Pakistan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lahore Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 5	AWSOME! There is an identical building in Lahore on jail road but its not of PSO. The building is very beautiful but not high. But we Know for sure that trends are changing. and Zuh i think that the huge size size of Karachi is the reason for no quality skyscrapers just like rest of Pakistan. But thank God things are changing and main commercial centers are quickly developing __________________ بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

October 1st, 2004, 06:22 PM	#18
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