Garden West is the main area of
Jamshed Town
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Karachi
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Sindh
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Pakistan
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Garden West area on Detailed Google Map website
Retrieved 29 May 2022
There are several ethnic groups in Saddar Town including Muhajirs, Punjabis
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, Christians
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, Sindhis
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, Kashmir
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is, Seraikis, Pakhtuns
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, Balochs, Memons
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, Bohras and Ismaili
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The area is a 30-40 minutes drive from the city's Jinnah International Airport
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See also
* Garden East
Garden East ( ur, گارڈ ن ایسٹ ) is a neighborhood in Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is administered as part of Jamshed Town, which was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in early 2022.
This area surrounds the Karac ...
* Saddar Town
Saddar Town ( sd, صدر ٽائون; ur, ), lies in the central part of the city that formed much of the historic colonial core of Karachi. Saddar Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into ...
* Karachi
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Neighbourhoods of Karachi
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