North Nazimabad ( ur, نارتھ ناظم آباد) is a suburb of,

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. North Nazimabad was developed in the late 1950s as a residential area for the employees of the federal government of Pakistan, and was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin who was the second

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and later the second

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History

Before the

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, the area of the present day North Nazimabad was semi-arid land with small

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and Kalmati Baloch villages nearly 15 km from downtown Karachi. The

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bought the land in 1950 from the local landlord and tribal leader Masti Brohi Khan in order to resettle the

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refugees from

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that were living in tent cities in central Karachi. This suburb developed as KDA Scheme no. 2 was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin who was the second

and later the second

as well. In late 1958, the northern area of Nazimabad, was to be developed as ''KDA Scheme 2 a.k.a. Timuria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). North Nazimabad was originally established in 1958, with Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT) starting that housing scheme. The land was purchased by Pakistan Public Works Department from Sardar Masti Brohi Khan. The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Timuria. ''Taimooria'' or ''Timuria'' was named after Amir Timur the progenitor of

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. North Nazimabad was developed as a residential area for federal government employees.

Urban planning

5 Star Roundabout North Nazimabad Karachi

North Nazimabad was planned and designed in the late 1950s by calramos Scarpa & Aldo Rossi, the Italian planners and architects. But in the early 1960s, the capital of

was transferred from

to newly developed capital

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. On account of these two factors, it is known as a well-planned outskirts of Karachi with blocks located alphabetically. North Nazimabad Town has a moderate literacy rate. and a relatively low street crime rate. With every passing day its becoming a

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suburb where previously It was considered as a upper middle class suburb of Karachi. In January 2005, Karachi city

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inaugurated a model park for the people of North Nazimabad. In November 2007, it was announced by the Karachi city

Syed Mustafa Kamal that a gymkhana would be constructed on a 4.7 acres of land to provide recreation facilities to the middle-class people of North Nazimabad.North Nazimaabad to have gymkhana
The News International (newspaper), Published 23 November 2007, Retrieved 16 March 2021

Demography

There are several ethnic groups in North Nazimabad including: Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Kutchis, Gujaratis, Punjabis,

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and the

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community.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:North Nazimabad Neighbourhoods of Karachi North Nazimabad Town

History

Urban planning

Demography

See also

References

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