Karachi Central District24°55′53″N67°02′15″E / 24.9313°N 67.0374°E / 24.9313; 67.0374Nazimabad District (Urdu: ضلع ناظم آباد ), formerly Karachi Central District, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nazimabad District is 3,822,325 (3.8 million).
North Nazimabad TownNorth Nazimabad Town (Urdu: شمالی ناظم آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the northern part of the city of Karachi, Pakistan, and was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union councils and North Nazimabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.
New Karachi TownNew Karachi Town or North Karachi Town (Urdu: نیو کراچی ٹاؤن) lies in the northern-eastern part of Nazimabad District, Sindh province of Pakistan. It was formed when katchi abadis were resettled following the 1958 coup d'état. Town system was established by City District Government Karachi in 2001. New Karachi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015. New Karachi Town has a population 1,165,742 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
Union councils of PakistanThe union councils of Pakistan (Urdu: یونین کونسل), referred to as the lowest tier of local government bodies, and headed by a Chairperson, and a vice chairperson. Union Councils in Pakistan are established under the respective Local Government Acts of all provinces and federal units. Pakistan is a federal country where local government is the third level of government following federal and provincial governments.
NazimabadNazimabad (Urdu: ناظم آباد, Sindhi: نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in 1952, and is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. Nazimabad is located in Liaquatabad Town. One of the largest government own hospitals in Karachi namely Abbasi Shaheed Hospital also situated in Nazimabad No. 5 The Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has 24/7 emergency/trauma facility.
KarachiCapital of Sindh, PakistanMegacity in Sindh, PakistanKarachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and the 11th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. Situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast, Karachi formerly served as the federal capital from 1947 to 1959.
Gulberg Town, KarachiGulberg Town (Sindhi and Urdu: گلبرگ) lies in the northern part of Karachi, Pakistan. Gulberg 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 Gulberg Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015 and the Karachi Towns were restored in early 2022.
Liaquatabad TownLiaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the central part of the city of Karachi, in Pakistan. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later restored by the government in early 2022. Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.
Governor-General of PakistanThe governor-generalof Pakistan was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, existing from 1947 to 1956. The office was established upon Pakistan's independence and abolished when Pakistan became a republic upon promulgation of the constitution in 1956. The governor-general represented the monarch in the Constituent Assembly as its head, and had many constitutional roles as a nominal figurehead.
Safoora Goth TownSafoora Goth (Sindhi: صفورا گوٹھ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. Safoora Goth or Safoora Chowk was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough. Town Municipal CommitteeAs per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi East District has five towns.
Khwaja NazimuddinSir Khwaja NazimuddinKCIE (19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964) was a Pakistani politician who served as the second governor-general of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951, and then as the second prime minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953. Born into an aristocratic Nawab family in Bengal, he was educated at Aligarh Muslim University before pursuing post-graduation studies at the Cambridge University.Ibrahim Hyderi TownIbrahim Hyderi Town (Urdu: ابراہیم حیدری) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) and a constituent town of Malir District. It was part of Bin Qasim, but in 2022 became one of the three towns (Town Municipal Corporation (TMC)) under Malir District, the other two being Gadap Town and Malir Town.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.