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UN/LOCODE PKKHI · Pakistan
Karachi is Pakistan's principal port and largest city. Shore leave is granted with a seaman's book + shore pass under Pakistani procedure (more bureaucratic than India). Welfare provision via Mission to Seafarers Karachi + Pakistan-specific welfare orgs. Security is an ongoing consideration — most crew use organised welfare-centre transport rather than independent shore leave.
Karachi Port (KPT) is in central Karachi — 20-40 minutes from Saddar / I.I. Chundrigar Road business district. The newer Port Qasim is 60-90 minutes from central Karachi.
ATMs: HBL, UBL, MCB, Standard Chartered at major malls and bank branchesMoney changers: Saddar Bazaar has the principal money-change clusterHospital: Aga Khan University Hospital (the premier private hospital in Pakistan), Jinnah Hospital (public)Prayer rooms: Pakistan is majority-Muslim — mosques everywhereHalal food: defaultSupermarket: Imtiaz Super Market, Hyperstar, CarrefourSIM card: Jazz, Telenor, Ufone at any shop (passport required for verification)
Do: follow the welfare centre's security advisory; use only registered taxis or pre-booked vans. Don't: travel alone in unfamiliar areas. Watch for: occasional political/security disruption affects port-area movement. The welfare centre's transport network is reliable and is the principal way crew access the city.
Last verified: 2026-06-29