Talk:Karachi

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Karachi was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 9, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
July 25, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
November 12, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
January 5, 2008	Good article nominee	Not listed
July 7, 2011	Good article nominee	Not listed
November 21, 2022	Good article nominee	Not listed
Current status: Former good article nominee

Text or other creative content from Karachi was copied or moved into Transport in Karachi with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 September 2025

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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Please link to new article Sindh Solid Waste Management Board from the "Sanitation" section, thanks. 2A02:C7C:4D0A:A500:841D:5BC7:3EEA:9C4D (talk) 10:28, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done Seercat3160 (talk) 10:58, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Can someone fix the maps being off

Latest comment: 10 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Like the map of Pakistan is just map of Asia and it's bad Togepi175 (talk) 12:35, 23 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

The Revenue contibution of Karachi to National Exchequer is Incorrect

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Karachi Contributes 60% to 70% revenue to the National revenue pool according to former FBR Chairman himself. Please correct this fact. Here is the link to this claim: https://www.nation.com.pk/25-Jul-2010/karachi-contributes-6070pc-of-revenue James corrects history (talk) 17:12, 1 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2026

Latest comment: 7 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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The social issues section needs better grammar, wording, and to be less argumentative. Clearly one person casually wrote it ~2026-13354-58 (talk) 11:48, 1 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Feel free to propose a changed version of the section. – NJD-DE (talk) 11:49, 1 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Social issues, water subsection

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Specifically, the “Social Issues” subsection on water pollution needs to be reworded or rewritten. ~2026-13354-58 (talk) 11:52, 1 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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