Bundal Island ( ur, جزیرہ بھنڈار}) ( sd, ڀنڍار ٻيٽ ) is a small island located in the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

off the coast 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 c ...

, Sindh. It is an inhabited island on which an old Sufi Saint, Yousuf Shah's shrine is also present.

Yusuf Shah

On the island lies the tomb of the Sufi saint Yusuf Shah. The annual

urs Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc ...

of Yusuf Shah attract thousands of coastal people to the island.

Churna Churna (Sanskrit: चूर्ण "powder") is a mixture of powdered herbs and or minerals used in Ayurvedic medicine. Triphala is an example of a classic Ayurvedic Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Ind ...

and Buddo Islands are also located near Bundal Island. There is a dispute between the provincial government of Sindh and Port Qasim Authority on the ownership rights of 12,000 acres (49 km²) of land in these Islands.

Pakistan Islands Development Authority

Bundal Island is part of $50 billion development of city under

Pakistan Islands Development Authority The Pakistan Islands Development Authority ( ur, ); abbreviated as PIDA) is an agency of federal government of Pakistan responsible for List of islands of Pakistan, Pakistan Islands located in Arabian Sea along with the Sindh and Balochistan ...

Development of Bundal Island

In 2013,

Bahria Town Bahria Town (Private) Limited ( ur, ) is an Islamabad-based privately owned real-estate development company which owns, develops and manages properties across Pakistan. It established its first gated community exclusively developed for the ...

signed a joint venture with the companies of

Thomas Kramer Thomas Kramer (born April 27, 1957) is a German-born real estate developer and venture capitalist, noteworthy for his part in the redevelopment of South Beach, Miami, Florida. Thomas Kramer's development projects include the Apogee, the Portofino To ...

to develop Bodha Island City on Bundal and Buddo Islands with a cost of $20 Billion. Covering 12,000 acres of land, this project will be developed in a span of 5–10 years but the residential communities will start being handed over to people in 2016. The global attractions of the project comprise the world's tallest building, the world's largest shopping mall, sports city, educational & medical city, international city, and a media city – all having the most modern facilities and amenities and the most advanced infrastructure. This project will provide employment to an estimated 2.5 million people, as well as provide housing to potentially millions of people.

Yusuf Shah

Pakistan Islands Development Authority

Development of Bundal Island

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