Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_63 ( match VARCHAR, city_country VARCHAR, year VARCHAR )

### Question ###
How many matches have a City/Country of karachi, pakistan, and a Year larger than 1996?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(match) FROM table_name_63 WHERE city_country = "karachi, pakistan" AND year > 1996