After a prolonged period of ten years, on the sixth day of Eid Al-Azha, we went to Gadani, one of the coastal cities of Balochistan, to immerse ourselves in perfect weather and explore the charms of these coastal climes. But all hopes were dashed, as the heat had worsened when we reached there. Tehsil Gadani is about 23 km away from the outskirts of Hub Chowki city.
While the journey from Gadani Mode to Gadani City will be about 8 km, the road is very dilapidated and broken at places. In some parts of the road, rainwater has created cracks that are difficult to pass through. When I reached the city of Gadani, I found that there was no good change in the last ten years, but it has become worse.
The city presents ruins as though it were still in the Stone Age. Gadani City is a tehsil of the Hub Chowki district of Balochistan, which is located along the Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan. Gadani Shipbreaking Yard is one of the largest shipbreaking yards in the world.
It is located on a 10 km (6.2 mi) long beach. Gadani City is located about an hour away from Karachi.
Geographically, Tehsil Gadani is located just a few kilometres away from Hub Chowki, the industrial city of Balochistan. There are traces of the Gadani Fish Harbour along the Gadani coast, but it has been inactive for a long time. According to unofficial data, the population of Gadani is around 35,000.
Gadani is inhabited by Muslim and Hindu communities, in which the majority of the population is Muslim. The majority of .