Editing Karachi (section)

===Industry===

Industry contributes a large portion of Karachi's economy, with the city home to several of Pakistan's largest companies dealing in textiles, cement, steel, heavy machinery, chemicals, and food products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/14/ebr1.htm |title=World Bank report: Karachi termed most business-friendly |work=Dawn Group of Newspapers |access-date=15 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011155147/http://dawn.com/2007/02/14/ebr1.htm |archive-date=11 October 2007}}</ref> The city is home to approximately 30 percent of Pakistan's manufacturing sector,<ref name="stepmother" /> and produces approximately 42 percent of Pakistan's [[value added]] in large scale manufacturing.<ref>{{cite news |title=How important is Karachi to Pakistan? |url=http://www.brecorder.com/weekend-magazine/0:/1186182:how-important-is-karachi-to-pakistan/?date=2012-05-05 |access-date=2 November 2016 |work=Business Recorder |date=5 May 2012 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921083953/http://www.brecorder.com/weekend-magazine/0:/1186182:how-important-is-karachi-to-pakistan/?date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At least 4500 industrial units form Karachi's formal industrial economy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hasan |first1=Arif |title=The case of Karachi, Pakistan |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/Global_Report/pdfs/Karachi.pdf |access-date=2 November 2016 |archive-date=15 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915074410/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/Global_Report/pdfs/Karachi.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Karachi's informal manufacturing sector employs far more people than the formal sector, though proxy data suggest that the capital employed and value-added from such informal enterprises is far smaller than that of formal sector enterprises.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayeed |first1=Asad |last2=Husain |first2=Khurram |last3=Raza |first3=Syed Salim |title=INFORMALITY IN KARACHI'S LAND, MANUFACTURING, AND TRANSPORT SECTORS |url=https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PW114-Informality-in-Karachis-Land-Manufacturing-and-Transport-Sectors.pdf |publisher=United States Institute for Peace |access-date=2 November 2016 |quote=Informal manufacturing is more prevalent than formal manufacturing in terms of the number of people employed, land area covered by informal enterprises, and a number of enterprises. Output data are unavailable, but proxy data suggest that informal manufacturing is far smaller in terms of capital employed and value-added. |archive-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903025624/http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PW114-Informality-in-Karachis-Land-Manufacturing-and-Transport-Sectors.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> An estimated 63% of the Karachi's workforce is employed in trade and manufacturing.<ref name="Pakistan Development Update-2016" />

Karachi Export Processing Zone, SITE, [[Korangi]], Northern Bypass Industrial Zone, Bin Qasim and North Karachi serve as large industrial estates in Karachi.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry |publisher=Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry |url=http://www.fpcci.com.pk/industrialzone.asp |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907204417/http://www.fpcci.com.pk/industrialzone.asp |archive-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> The [[Karachi Expo Centre]] also complements Karachi's industrial economy by hosting regional and international exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Service Interactive Agency&nbsp;– MAGSNET LIMITED |publisher=Epb.gov.pk |url=http://www.epb.gov.pk/v1/expocenter/ |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112132910/http://www.epb.gov.pk/v1/expocenter/}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Name of estate !! Location !! Established !! Area in acres
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|[[S.I.T.E Industrial Area|SITE Karachi]] ||[[SITE Town]] ||1947 ||4700<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.site-association.org/Background_and_Profile.html |title=Welcome To S.I.T.E Association of Industry of Karachi |publisher=Site-association.org |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001154743/http://site-association.org/Background_and_Profile.html/ |archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>
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|[[Korangi Industrial Area]] ||[[Korangi Town]] ||1960 ||8500<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kati.pk/ |title=Welcome |publisher=Korangi Association of Trade & Industry |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050022/http://www.kati.pk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Landhi Industrial Area]] ||[[Landhi Town]] ||1949 ||11000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://landhi.org/aboutus/landhifacts.php |title=Landhi.Org |publisher=Landhi Association of Trade and Industry |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831120946/http://landhi.org/aboutus/landhifacts.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[North Karachi Industrial Area]] ||[[New Karachi Town]] ||1974 ||725<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nkati.org/ |title=North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry |publisher=North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307102359/http://nkati.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Federal B Industrial Area]] ||[[Gulberg Town, Karachi|Gulberg Town]] ||1987 ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fbati.com/ |title=Federal B Area Association of Trade & Industry |publisher=Federal B Area Association of Trade & Industry |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=21 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063224/http://www.fbati.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Korangi Creek Industrial Park]] ||[[Korangi Creek Cantonment]] ||2012||250<ref>{{cite web |agency=APP |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/634069/construction-approved-korangi-creek-industrial-park-land-up-for-grabs/ |title=Construction approved: Korangi Creek Industrial Park land up for grabs |website=The Express Tribune |date=20 November 2013 |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001952/http://tribune.com.pk/story/634069/construction-approved-korangi-creek-industrial-park-land-up-for-grabs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Bin Qasim Industrial Zone]] ||[[Bin Qasim Town]] ||1970 ||25000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bqati.com.pk/ |title=BQATI {Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry} |publisher=Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref>
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|[[Karachi Export Processing Zone]] ||[[Landhi Town]] ||1980<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2000/issue13/etc6.htm |title=Export Processing Zone Authority |publisher=Pakistaneconomist.com |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001011256/http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2000/issue13/etc6.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> ||315<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epza.gov.pk/karachi.html |title=Welcome To EPZA |publisher=Epza.gov.pk |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217185414/http://www.epza.gov.pk/karachi.html |archive-date=17 February 2014}}</ref>
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|[[Pakistan Textile City]] ||[[Bin Qasim Town]] ||2004 ||1250<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.textilecity.com.pk/ |title=Textile City |publisher=Textile City |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212111901/http://www.textilecity.com.pk/ |archive-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>
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|[[West Wharf Industrial Area]] ||[[Keamari Town]] ||||430
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|[[SITE Super Highway Phase-I]] ||[[Super Highway]] ||1983 ||300<ref name=site />
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|[[SITE Super Highway Phase-II]] ||[[Super Highway]] ||1992 ||1000<ref name=site>{{cite web |url=http://www.site.com.pk/ |title=site.com.pk |publisher=Sindh Industrial Trading Estates |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212014827/http://www.site.com.pk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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