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The Military in Karachi is the presence of ancient and modern military forces in the region of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Indus Valley Civilisation
Meluhha is the Sumerian name of the [Indus Valley Civilization trading partner of Sumer during the Middle Bronze Age. The Meluhha ports were located on the Indus River Delta near modern Karachi. These trading ports probably also had armed guards providing security protecting the traders and their goods in the ports and warehouses.

British rule
In 1842, at the age of 60, Napier was appointed Major General to the command of the British colonial army within the Bombay Presidency. Here Lord Ellenborough's policy led Napier to Sindh Province (Scinde), for the purpose of quelling the independence struggle of the Muslim rulers who had remained hostile to the British Empire following the First Anglo-Afghan War. Napier's campaign against these chieftains resulted in victories in the Battle of Miani (Meanee) against General Hoshu Sheedi and the Battle of Hyderabad, and then the subjugation of the Sindh, and its annexation by its eastern neighbours as the Sind Division.