Federal Capital Territory (Karachi)
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This article is about the former Federal Capital Territory of Pakistan. For other uses, see Federal Capital Territory (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Islamabad Capital Territory.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) around Karachi was the original capital territory of Pakistan. The FCT was created in 1948 from the city of Karachi and surrounding areas as the location for Pakistan's capital following its creation.[1] The FCT was bordered by the province of Sindh to the northeast and the princely state of Las Bela to the northwest with the Arabian Sea to the south.
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Former Federal Territory of Pakistan | |||||||||
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Capital | Karachi | ||||||||
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• | 2,103 km2 (812 sq mi) | ||||||||
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Today part of | • Sindh Pakistan |
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