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THE 1880's

 

    In 1882, the Merewether Pier was completed at the Karachi Port, which provided a great convenience to pilgrims for Mecca who no longer had to embark at Manora. The Karachi Port Trust was established in 1886 as a port authority to manage the affairs of the port and work on the construction of the East wharf was started in 1888. A lack of recreational facilities in the city led to the creation of the Karachi Gymkhana at the site of a former ladies club. The Sindh Arts College was established in the city in 1887 providing a world class education to the citizens of the city. It was inaugurated by the Governor of Bombay, Lord Reay on 17th January, 1887. The Duke of Connaught laid the foundation for the first public museum in the current Pakistani territory, built to honor the reign of Queen Victoria.

 

   
The St. Patrick's Cathedral - built in 1881. The first picture (dating from 1892) is a British Library image, also showing the St. Joseph's Convent School in the background (established in 1868)

 

   
Merewether Memorial Tower (1884): built in memory of Sir William L. Merewether, commissioner of Sindh (1868-77)

 

The Karachi Gymkhana founded in 1886

 

   
Sindh Arts College (now D. J. Science College) (1887)
(First picture: c. 1928)

 

Victoria Museum (1887)

 

View of the Karachi City in 1889

 

A map of Karachi from 1889

 

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THE 1890's