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Shah Faisal Town
Shah Faisal Town ( sd, شاہ فیصل ٽائون ur, ), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Shah Faisal Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before being amalgamated into the new Korangi District. The federal government 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 in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Kara ... [...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] |
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] |
Iqbalabad
The Faisal Cantonment ( ur, )is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as an Airforce base and residential establishment. PAF Base established in 1925, as a strategically important British Royal Air force Base. Drigh Road Cantonment was established in 1925 for the civilian population near the British Royal Air force Base, vide Government of Bombay Revenue Department Notification No.4840/24 dated 04-11-1925. In 1947 it was renamed as Faisal Cantonment. The municipal limits of the Cantonment Board were altered twice: in 1988 and 1995. The Board was classified as Class I in 2002, and has a population of 292,196 (census 2017).It is not only home to the first airfield established by the Royal Air Force in the sub-Continent but can be considered as a mini Pakistan as well . The population is a vibrant mix of all provinces and the active generations of the initial mohajirs (settlers) after the independence in 1947. Working Departments * CEO Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Town
Green Town (Urdu, pnb, , ''Shahrak-e-Sabz'') is a neighbourhood and union council (UC 139) located in Nishtar Tehsil of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ....http://lwmc.com.pk/uploads/UC%20Plans/Model%20Plan%20for%20UC%20139.pdf References Nishtar Town {{Lahore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Town
Golden Town is a town located in Karachi, in the Pakistan province of Sindh. Nearby towns include Moria Khan Goth, Azeem Pura and Green Town. The people living in this town are Hinko speaking people, Pashtun People, Punjabi people, Saraiki people, Sindhi people and Muhajir people. The roads and streets are unsatisfactory. The main Big Mosque of the town is Jama masjid Soharwardia and another mosques include Jama masjid Aqsa, Jama Masjid Khizra, Jama Masjid Madina, and Shamsi masjid. Here some private clinic working, Shamsi hospital and Star hospital. Most people work at the airport and many Airport Security Force employees live here as a tenant. Quaid-e-Azam international Airport is approximately 1 km from this town. To access Golden Town from shahrah-e-faisal you need to pass through railway crossing known as Wireless Gate. As you enter wireless gate you can find Bab-e-Shamsi Masjid on your right, as you cross the masjid you enter into Golden Town, on the right side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport ( ur, جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) , formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018. Located in Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh, it is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the statesman founder of Pakistan. The airport is managed by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and serves as a hub for the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), airblue, and many other private airlines. The airport is equipped with aircraft engineering and overhauling facilities including the Ispahani Hangar for wide-body aircraft. History Imperial Airways was one of the first airlines to fly to Karachi in March 1929; back then Pakistan was a part of British India. J. R. D. Tata, the father of civil aviation in British India made the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrah-e-Faisal
Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.VIP artery: Shahrah-e-Faisal becomes 'model road' The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 September 2016, Retrieved 9 October 2021CM Sindh approves uplift of main Karachi artery Samaa TV News website, Published 14 October 2016, Retrieved 9 October 2021 This road is one of Karachi's busiest, and is used by approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malir River
Malir River ( ur, دریائے ملیر) is a seasonal river located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It passes through the city of Karachi from the northeast, through the center, and drains into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi, the other being the Lyari River. It has two main tributaries, the Thadho and the Sukhan. In the rainy season, this river experiences heavy water flow, with millions of gallons emptying into the Arabian Sea. The Malir Dam is a barrage regulating flow and flooding of the river, preserving a reservoir during seasonal droughts. The 39km Malir Expressway is underconstruction along the banks of the Malir River, connecting newer areas of development (Bahria Town) on the outskirts of the city to posh areas (DHA) in Karachi. It is controversial because it would cause displacement of poor people, destroy farms and forests, make many species of fish and birds endangered, and exacerbate the urban heat island effect and global warming. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malir Cantonment
The Army Cantonment ( ur, آرمی چھاؤنی ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. History Declared a cantonment by the Royal British Government as POW Camp by Muhammad Irfan Malik and Ismail Sherwani on 11 October 1941, in the exigencies of World War II, this cantonment was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. This cantonment serves as the main cantonment of Southern areas of Sindh province. It houses civil residences like the ''Cantonment Bazar Area'', DOHS l & 2, Askari-5 and Falcon Complex, Army Cantonment is stretched over an area of 12 square kilometers. Governance Malir Cantonment is administratively governed through "Cantonment Board Malir", a Local Body by its charter, under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence, through the Military Lands and Cantonment Department (ML&C), headed by a Director General. The governance of the Cantonment Board derives authority from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisal Cantonment
The Faisal Cantonment ( ur, )is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as an Airforce base and residential establishment. PAF Base established in 1925, as a strategically important British Royal Air force Base. Drigh Road Cantonment was established in 1925 for the civilian population near the British Royal Air force Base, vide Government of Bombay Revenue Department Notification No.4840/24 dated 04-11-1925. In 1947 it was renamed as Faisal Cantonment. The municipal limits of the Cantonment Board were altered twice: in 1988 and 1995. The Board was classified as Class I in 2002, and has a population of 292,196 (census 2017).It is not only home to the first airfield established by the Royal Air Force in the sub-Continent but can be considered as a mini Pakistan as well . The population is a vibrant mix of all provinces and the active generations of the initial mohajirs (settlers) after the independence in 1947. Working Departments * CEO Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landhi Subdivisions
Landhi Town ( ur, ) was a Karachi borough in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001 as part oThe Local Government Ordinance 2001 and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. Location It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated to be over 660,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Sindhis and Pashtuns constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Muhajirs and Baloch. History Landhi Town contained much of the oldest parts of Karachi. The federal government under Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup d'état, introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korangi Subdivision
Korangi Town ( sd, ڪورنگي ur, ) lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed."Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" ''The News''. History The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" ( |
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