Maripur or Mauripur () is a

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village to the west of

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, near Hawke's Bay Beach.

Air Force Base

PAF Base Masroor Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor or more simply PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province. The base was originally known as RIAF Base Mau ...

is the largest airbase operated by the

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. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the

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province. The base was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted with the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA) Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.

Transportation

Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) bus route facilitates travel between Mauripur and rest of Karachi downtown,

Saddar Saddar (), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentratio ...

. The buses also run between Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Maripur.Better transportation: Bus route to start between Mauripur and Gulshan-e-Hadeed
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Makran Coastal Highway The N-10 or National Highway 10 (Urdu: ) is a 653 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast from Karachi in Sindh province to Gwadar in Balochistan province. It passes the towns of Ormara and Pasni ...

is a 653 km-long coastal highway along

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coastline. It is a part of Pakistan's

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network. It runs primarily through

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

province between

and

Gwadar Gwadar (, ) is a Port, port city on the southwestern coast of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, opposite Oman and has a populati ...

, passing near the port towns of

Ormara Ormara ( Balochi and , ), is a town and tehsil in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port in the Makran coastal region. It is located west of Karachi and east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also menti ...

and Pasni.

Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy

Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch Musical Academy has been running since 1992, located in Mauripur Village, a town, which is located on Hawkesbay Road. The academy was established by Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch, who can sing in Balochi, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi and Saraiki. He teaches students about music and singing. He is a respected person in the area. He is a popular person too in his area. He has many students who have been singing in different areas in Karachi and Balochistan. Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch has been taught by Ostaad Mir Ahmed Baloch, who was very famous singer and music director.

References

External links

Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi Kiamari Town {{Karachi-geo-stub

Air Force Base

Transportation

Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy

See also

References

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