Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) is located in Korangi Town, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the largest industrial areas of Pakistan. It houses approximately 3000 facilities for various industries, including textile, steel, pharmaceutical, automobile, chemical, engineering and flour mills. In addition to this it also includes Mehran Town housing scheme initiated in 1973-74 by then Prime Minister Zulfqar Bhutto, for Pakistani Nationals working abroad.