Karachi Most Religiously Diverse City Of Pakistan

Karachi Is One Of the most Religiously Diverse City in pakistan.
• Abdullah Shah Ghazi, an 8th-century Sufi mystic, is considered to be the patron saint of Karachi.
• St. Patrick's Cathedral serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Karachi.
• The Swaminarayan Temple is the largest Hindu temple in Karachi.

Karachi is one of Pakistan's most religiously diverse city.Karachiites adhere to numerous sects and sub-sects of Islam, as well as Protestant Christianity, and community of Goan Catholics. The city also is home to large numbers of Hindus, and a small community of Zoroastrians. 

Prior to Pakistan's independence in 1947, the population of the city was estimated to be 50% Muslim, 40% Hindu, with the remaining 10% primarily Christians (both British and native), with a small numbers of Jews. Following the independence of Pakistan, much of Karachi's Sindhi Hindu population left for India while Muslim refugees from India in turn settled in the city. The city continued to attract migrants from throughout Pakistan, who were overwhelmingly Muslim, and city's population nearly doubled again in the 1950s.As a result of continued migration, over 96.5% of the city currently is estimated to be Muslim. 

Karachi is overwhelmingly Muslim,though the city is one of Pakistan's most secular cities.Approximately 85% of Karachi's Muslims are Sunnis, while 15% are Shi'ites.Sunnis primarily follow the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, with Sufism influencing religious practices by encouraging reverence for Sufi saints such as Abdullah Shah Ghazi and Mewa Shah. Shi'ites are predominantly Twelver, with a significant Ismaili minority which is further subdivided into Nizaris, Mustaalis, Dawoodi Bohras, and Sulaymanis. 

Approximately 2.5% of Karachi's population is Christian.The city's Christian community is primarily composed of Punjabi Christians,who converted from Sikhism to Christianity during the British Raj.Karachi has a community of Goan Catholics who are typically better-educated and more affluent than their Punjabi co-religionists.The Goan community dates from 1820 and has a population estimated to be 12,000–15,000 strong. 

While most of the city's Hindu population left en masse for India following Pakistan's independence, Karachi still has a large Hindu community with an estimated population of 250,000 based on 2013 data.with several active temples in central Karachi. The Hindu community is split into a more affluent Sindhi Hindu and small Punjabi Hindu group that forms part of Karachi's educated middle class, while poorer Hindus of Rajasthani and Marwari descent form the other part and typically serve as menial and day laborers. Wealthier Hindus live primarily in Clifton and Saddar, while poorer ones live and have temples in Narayanpura and Lyari. Many streets in central Karachi still retain Hindu names, especially in Mithadar, Aram Bagh (formerly Ram Bagh), and Saddar. 

Karachi's affluent and influential Parsis have lived in the region in the 12th century, though the modern community dates from the mid 19th century when they served as military contractors and commissariat agents to the British.Further waves of Parsi immigrants from Persia settled in the city in the late 19th century.The population of Parsis in Karachi and throughout South Asia is in continuous decline due to low birth-rates and migration to Western countries.