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Bin Qasim Town
Bin Qasim Town ( sd, بن قاسم ٽائون, ur, ) is a Constituent Town of Karachi, lying on the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. Bin Qasim Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 7 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Bin Qasim Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Malir District in 2015. Location Bin Qasim Town was located in the southeastern part of Karachi along the Arabian Sea and the Indus River delta. The town and the adjacent Port Qasim were named after Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab general who conquered Sindh and multan to establish an Islamic rule in the eighth century CE. Bin Qasim was bordered by Gadap Town to the north, Thatta District and the Indus River to the east, the Arabian Sea to the south and the Malir River and the towns of Landhi, Malir, and Korangi Cantonment to the west. The town had a population of about 315,000 at the 1998 census, of which 97% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Park City
Green Park City is one of the neighborhoods of Bin_Qasim_Town , Bin QasimTown in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Green Park City including Hazarewal are the 70% of total population of green park city & Sindhi people, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pashtun people, Pakhtuns, Baloch people, Balochs, Brahui people, Brahuis , Memon people, Memons, Mustaali, Bohras, Christians and Ismailis. References External links * Neighbourhoods of Karachi {{Karachi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns In Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan was a federation of eighteen autonomous boroughs, called "Towns," that made up the City District of Karachi from 2001 until 2011. Under this now-defunct system, Karachi had a local government system, with a mayor empowered to make decisions in regards to city-planning and administration of local services. The system was abolished in 2011, and Karachi was divided into 5 City District Municipal Corporations, with a 6th formed in 2013. Each Municipal Corporation now has its own Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The Karachi Development Authority, which controls city-planning and administration of services in Karachi, is no longer controlled at the local level, but is instead administered by the province directly. History The history of the administration of Karachi begins in 1846, when a cholera epidemic threatened the 9,000 citizens of the city. The efforts to combat this infectious disease were coordinated by a Conservancy Board. In 1852, the Conservancy Board became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadap Town
Gadap Town ( sd, گڏاپ ٽائون , ur, ) is a town in the northwestern part of Karachi with the Hub River on its western limits also forming the provincial border between Sindh and Balochistan, while to the north and east are Jamshoro District and the Kirthar Mountains. In 2018, there was a polio vaccination drive going on in Gadap Town. See also * City District Government * Karachi * Sindh * Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ... References External links Official Karachi WebsiteOfficial Gadap Town Webpage Malir District Towns in Karachi {{Karachi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razzaqabad
Razzaqabad is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Demography There are several ethnic groups in Razzaqabad including Urdu, Sindhis, Muhajir, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Brahuis, Memons The Memon are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in the Sindh region of Pakistan. The majority of the Memon people around the world follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. The Memon people have cultural similarities with the Khoja, Khat ... etc. References External links Karachi Website Neighbourhoods of Karachi {{Karachi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujahid Colony
Mujahid Colony ( ur, مجاہد کالونی ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan.It is part of Liaquatabad Town & is one of the largest UC of Liaquatabad Town. Demography The ethnic groups in Mujahid Colony include , , Punjabis, |
Abdullah Goth
Abdullah Goth ( ur, عبد الله گوٹھ ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... References External links Karachi Website Neighbourhoods of Karachi Bin Qasim Town {{Karachi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. History 1852 Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846. The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852. 1853 In 1853 the Municipal Commission was turned into Karachi Municipal Committee. The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bandar Road in 1927. 1933 In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act. 1976 The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976. 1987 Zonal Municipal Committees were established in 1987. The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Five district municipal corporations were established in 1987. 2000 The Karachi Metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi Division
Karachi Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi. History In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division. In 1972, Lasbela district transferred to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three (03) districts; East, West and South. In 1996, Two (02) more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division. The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 Towns and 178 union councils. Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO City District government Karachi. On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored 5 districts of Karachi division. In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East. In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi - Keama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan ( ur, ); are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan including the Capital Territory and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. These districts are further divided into ''Tehsils, Union Councils''. History In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed totalling to 126. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of Pakistan
The Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces, capital territory and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 38 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into Districts of Pakistan, districts, tehsils and finally Union councils of Pakistan, union councils. These divisions were abolished in 2000, but restored in 2008. The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which were counted at the same level as provinces, but in 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were subsumed into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and allocated to neighbouring divisions therein. History Administrative divisions had formed an integral tier of government from colonial times. The Governor's provinces of British India were subdivided into divisions, which were themselves subdivided into districts. At independence in 1947, the new nation of Pakistan comprised two wings – eastern and western, separated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korangi Cantonment
Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment ( ur, کورنگی کریک چھاؤنی ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Colonial Army in 19th-century British Raj and by Fort Wrigley. Currently, the former local seat of the British Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr family still stands. It was transferred to Pakistan Army after independence in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water and electricity and is located outside the jurisdiction of the City District Government of Karachi. See also * Army Cantonment Board, Pakistan * Ibrahim Hyderi * Faisal Cantonment * Cantonment * PAF Base Korangi * Korangi * Korangi Town * Korangi District * Korangi J Area * Korangi Industrial Area * Korangi (other) * Korangi railway station Korangi railway station ( ur, , Sindhi: ڪورنگي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Pakistan. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malir Town
Malir Town ( sd, ملير ٽائون, ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the Malir River. History Administrative status 2000 The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Malir Town. 2001 Malir District was abolished as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001 and divided into three towns namely: * Malir Town, * Bin Qasim Town * and Gadap Town. Malir Town was formed and was subdivided into 8 union councils. 2011 In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
