Soldier Bazar ( ur, ) is a
bazaar
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...
and neighborhood in
Karachi East
Karachi East District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
Map of Karachi Division
History
The district was established in 1972.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four t ...
district of
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
,
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 ...
.
It was previously administered as part of
Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Mali ...
, which was disbanded in 2011.
History
Soldier Bazar was constructed in 1857 next to Mazar Roshan Shah run by Muslim committee Muslim Jamaat Soldier Bazaar. Muslim Jamaat Soldier Bazaar donated funds of 3000 gold coins to Muslim league India in 1906, which were collected by Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi.
The father of former Prime Minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...
, and the
Khan of Kalat
The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects ...
, owned bungalows here.
G. M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) ( Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G.M Syed (Sindhi) was a prominent Sindhi politician, who is known for his scholarly work, passing only constitutional resolution in ...
, who spearheaded the
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the pe ...
in
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
also owned a bungalow here named Hyder Manzil. According to Syed's family, the
Pakistan Resolution
The Lahore Resolution ( ur, , ''Qarardad-e-Lahore''; Bengali: লাহোর প্রস্তাব, ''Lahor Prostab''), also called Pakistan resolution, was written and prepared by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and was presented by A. K. Fazlul ...
of 1943 was written there before its introduction and passage in the
Sindh Assembly
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution o ...
.
In 1954, the Soldier Bazaar Market was established. The building serves as a marketplace for food items, and was built in a 1950s modernist style.
Location
The market is centered on Clayton Road, and runs from Madina Road in the west near the
Holy Family Hospital, to Gurmandir in the east near
Mazar-e-Quaid
Mazar-e-Quaid ( ur, , lit=Mausoleum of the Leader) is the resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah situated in Karachi, Sindh. The marble monument comprises a surface area of . It is surrounded by formal gardens and designed in an Islamic modernist ...
. Several roads run parallel to Clayton Road that form part of the neighborhood. Mukhi Chaitram Street runs parallel to the north of Clayton Road. North of Soldier Bazaar is
Cincinnatus Town Cincinnatus Town was initially a Christian neighborhood in Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
The planners
Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo, Pedro D'Souza and his colleague George Britto, the town planners designed Cincinnatus Town, with its front ...
, established by
Goan Catholics
Goan Catholics ( gom, Goenchem Katholik) are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians following the Roman Rite of worship from the Goa state, in the southern part of the Konkan region along the west coast of India. They are Konkani pe ...
with its neo-Mughal
St. Lawrence's Church. Rodrigues Road, Tailor Street, and Shahnawaz Bhutto Road run parallel to the south of Clayton Road. To the south of Shahnawaz Bhutto Road is a posh area where
Nishtar Park The Nishtar Park ( ur, ) (''formerly'' Patel Park) is located at Parsi Colony, off M.A. Jinnah Road in the area of Soldier Bazaar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Nishtar Park was originally called Patel Park, named after Congress leader Vallabhbhai P ...
and Parsi Colony are located.
See also
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Urdu Bazaar
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Bohri Bazaar
Bohri Bazaar, also known as Bohra Bazaar, ( ur, ) is a bazaar located in Saddar Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest marketplace
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase a ...
*
Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple
Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir is a historic Hindu temple in Pakistan. It is located in the Soldier Bazaar in Karachi in the Sindh Province of Pakistan It is a 1,500 year old temple. It is the only temple in the world that has the natural statue ...
References
External links
Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Bazaars in Karachi
Jamshed Town
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