From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1947: Seventy-five years ago: Karachi to be capital.

KARACHI -- It is understood that Karachi has been finally selected by the League High Command to be the Capital of the Pakistan Dominion Government, and that the Sind Government has constituted a 'Housing Committee' to requisition certain buildings and flats for the Pakistan Secretariat, offices and their staff. It is also proposed to pass necessary legislation in the forthcoming session of the Sind Assembly empowering the committee in this respect. ... Mr. M.A. Jinnah ... will review the plan. It is learned in this connection that the Central Government has asked Sind that immediate accommodation be provided for 100 officers and 600 clerks. Accordingly, a sum of Rs. 16,00,000 has been sanctioned for construction of...