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Turab Ali
Turab Ali (1943 – 5 June 2009) was a Pakistani Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), centre-back. He was dubbed as "the Wall of China" or "Pillar of Hercules” during his heyday in the 1960s due to his defending abilities. Early life Turab was born in Karachi in 1943. Club career Lyari Mohammedan Turab used to play as central-defender, and started his domestic football career ''Shamashin Club Lyari'', now known as Lyari Mohammedan. Karachi Port Trust In a match of Lyari Mohammedan against the departmental side Karachi Port Trust FC, Karachi Port Trust at the KMC Football Stadium, KMC Stadium in 1960, Ali impressed in the game, which led to Karachi Port Trust extending an invitation for him to join their ranks. He also represented the Karachi Division team at the National Football Championship (Pakistan), National Football Championship. He captained Karachi Blues in the 1961–62 season. Dhaka Mohammedan In 1961, he was broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
