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, a neighbourhood in

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. It is owned by the

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, formerly

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of Karachi. It has a capacity of 40,000. Stadium is part of a sports complex which also houses a

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arena having capacity of 5000 spectators, and Gymnasium sports complex where indoor sports like

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and

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are contested.

Overview

The stadium was built in 1988, and opened on 9 December 1995. It covers an area of . In 1999, when Prime Minister

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came into power, new

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imported from

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worth PKR 30.7 million were installed, to enable evening matches to take place. The

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moved to the Peoples Football Stadium from the

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Major matches

The stadium, hosted the

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. It also hosted all the matches in the inaugural

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and

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in 2007. The group stages of 2012 KPT Challenge Cup was held in this stadium along with KPT Football Stadium. The stadium is currently used for the final phase of

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References

External links

* Football venues in Pakistan Stadiums in Karachi K-Electric F.C. {{Pakistan-sports-venue-stub

Overview

Major matches

See also

References

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