Historical place archive

Karachi in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Karachi in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1960–1971

Historical events in Karachi

1960

19 September 1960
Indus Waters Treaty
Jawaharlal Nehru · Government of India

Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty governing the use of the Indus river system.

1971

4 December 1971
Operation Trident
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda · Indian Wars

Admiral S. M. Nanda oversees naval operations as Indian missile boats strike Karachi during Operation Trident.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match India and Karachi. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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