▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁the ▁USS R ▁via ▁the ▁" Pers ian ▁Cor rid or " ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁over ▁thirty ▁thousand ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁refuge e ▁cam ps ▁and ▁were ▁settled ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁( then ▁part ▁of ▁British ▁India ), ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁nearest ▁major ▁port . ▁Some ▁remained ▁in ▁Kar achi , ▁becoming ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁State ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kar achi , ▁the ▁chief ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Pakistan , ▁hosted ▁around ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Polish ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁Some ▁Polish ▁academ ics ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁University , ▁teaching ▁courses ▁r anging ▁from ▁physical ▁sciences ▁to ▁social ▁sciences . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁W ład ys ław ▁Tu row icz , ▁along ▁with ▁thirty ▁Polish ▁officers ▁and ▁techn icians , ▁contributed ▁to ▁and ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Air ▁Force . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Air ▁Force ▁Museum ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁air men ▁led ▁by ▁Air ▁Com mod ore ▁Tu row icz . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁Polish ▁Deput y ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Z yg f ry d ▁Wol nia k ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁Kar achi ▁air