Liaquatabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the central part of the city. Liaquatabad 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, but later was restored by the government in early 2022. Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of

Karachi Central District Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. History The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and ...

in 2015.

History

The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (

administrative divisions Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

) and replaced it with the fourth tier (

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Liaquatabad Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. History 1852 Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Kara ...

system was reintroduced. In 2015, Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of

Karachi Central Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. History The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and ...

district.

Neighbourhoods

Important information

Hospitals and dispensaries

* 26 Public/Private Hospitals * Abbasi Shaheed Hospital * Sindh Government Hospital * 10 Dispensaries * Imam Zainul Abedin Hospital

Shopping places and markets

* Gulbahar Sanitary Market * Nerang Shopping Centre * Firdous Shopping Centre * Gool Market * Super Market * Rizvia Market * Burhan Market * Azeem Market (Printing Press) * al hasan chowk * Multi Chowk * Baqai heart & cancer hospital * Imran Hussain * Taha Garments * FB Garments * First Choice * Golden Arrow * Khilafat Chowk (Paposh Market) * ARS LALA Shopping Centre * Liaquatabad Timber Market

Restaurants

* Snacks' 786 * Dehli Muslim Kabab House * Meerath * Kala Lassi House * Jeddah biryani * AA Food Center * Asim Allah Wala * Rasheed quorma house * Mumtaz nehari * Karachi Fastfood & Biryani center * Haji mehfooz pakwan house * Havabite fastfood * United Fast Food & BAr B Q * Chicken Bite

Libraries

* Super Market Library * Hasrat Mohani Library * Usmania Library * Al-Hudda Library * Nadir Library * Ghalid Library * Zain library

Post offices

* 5 Post Offices

Police stations

* 7 Police Stations PS Liaqatabad PS shareefabad PS Super Market PS Nazimabad PS Gulbahar PS Rizvia

Religious places

* 6 Imam Bargah * 6 Mandir * 3 Churches * 3 Jamatkhanas * Sultanabad Jamatkhana * Amynabad Jamatkhana * Nazimabad Jamatkhana * Aurangabad Junagadh State Sindhi Jamat

Graveyards

* C 1 Area Graveyard * Liaquatabad Graveyard * Khamosh Colony Graveyard * Khaji Ground Graveyard

Railway station

* Liaquatabad Railway Station

Katchi Abadies

* 2 Katchi Abadies

References

External links

Karachi Websites Archived

Liaquatabad Town Archived
{{Karachi topics Karachi Central District Towns in Karachi