However, after the independence of Pakistan from British colonialism in 1947, when Karachi was announced as the capital city of the new country, a large influx of refugees from various Indian states as well as from other provinces of Pakistan came to live in the city.
Но после обретения независимости Пакистана в 1947 году, когда Карачи провозгласили столицей нового государства, население города стало стремительно расти за счёт переселенцев из Индии и внутренней миграции.