a port in S Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: capital of Pakistan (1947–60); university (1950); chief port: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 11 819 000 (2005 est)
Karachi in American English
(kəˈrɑtʃi)
capital of Sind province, Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: former (1947-59) capital of Pakistan: pop. 9,269,000