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Karachi was ranked a lowly 918th, while Islamabad and Lahore came in 578th and 878th, respectively, in the Global Cities Index published by Oxford Economics on Tuesday. The list was topped by New York and London that were placed first and second place, among a survey of the world’s 1,000 largest urban economies.

The Global Cities Index assessed cities based on 27 indicators across five categories: Economics, Human Capital, Quality of Life, Environment and Governance.

London ranked first, Dubai at 6th place among top cities to live and prosper in 2024

“Cities are the epicentres of human civilisation, where innovation, diversity and progress converge,” Mark Britton, Director of City Services at Oxford Economics was quoted as saying in the report.

“However, the complexity of urban dynamics often obscures our understanding of what makes a city truly successful.”

 Photo: Oxford Economics
Photo: Oxford Economics

Islamabad – Pakistan’s highest ranked city – earnt 772 on the Quality of Life category and 775 in Environment.

Karachi earnt a low 612 in the human capital category which assesses the collective knowledge and skills of a city’s population, underpinning the economic potential of every city.

It earnt 851 in the quality of life category, 917 in environment and 874 in governance.

New York city topped the list of Global Cities, for holding the position of the largest economy of any city in the world and benefitting from stable economic growth, while London came in second place.

Both cities performed best in the Economics and Human Capital categories.

New York, London top Kearney’s Global Cities Report, Dubai ranked top city in MENA

The next three cities – San Jose, Tokyo, and Paris were followed by Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman all came in at 92, earning 12 in the human capital category.

Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh was at the bottom of the list of cities.

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mahat ali May 22, 2024 09:31pm
Ranking Karachi 918th out of 1,000 cities is an absolute joke. This so-called "Oxford Econimics" is nothing more than a poorly disguised attempt to undermine the progress and development happening
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chali khan May 22, 2024 09:35pm
ye idara fake report publish kerne main mashoor hain .aise report ko base bana ko news dhal rahy ho
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Az_Iz May 23, 2024 10:54am
It's an international conspiracy to keep karachi the way it is. Karachi is a jewel. Karachi has the potential to increase the GDP of Asia and Europe tenfold.
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Az_Iz May 23, 2024 08:18pm
The city does have a lot of room to improve.Public transportation would be one area.It has no metro rail.And just a few hundred buses,whereas it should have a fleet of at least 5,000 buses.
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Hasan May 23, 2024 10:53pm
Agreed
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Ali May 24, 2024 07:42am
Being from Karachi myself, absolutely justified ranking. I have visited many cities - small and large outside of Pakistan and Karachi is severely lacking in all aspects. Hope things improve.
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Aam Aadmi May 26, 2024 07:39am
I would call it an over-generous ranking because Karachi should be ranked 1000th or so. Those who are critical of its present ranking are living in a fool's paradise.
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