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Korangi
Korangi () is a neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located within Korangi District and Landhi Town."Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" ''The News''. The district is administratively divided into three towns. Location Korangi, in eastern Karachi, is situated east and south of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim To ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korangi Industrial Area
Korangi District () is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi Division, created in 2013 after the area's split from Gulshan District, Karachi East District. Located in eastern Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, its population is 3,127,976, according to the 2023 Pakistani census, 2023 census. History The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013. The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities. The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017. Demographics At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 493,504 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korangi District
Korangi District () is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi Division, created in 2013 after the area's split from Karachi East District. Located in eastern Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, its population is 3,127,976, according to the 2023 census. History The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013. The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities. The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017. Demographics At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,127,976. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korangi Creek Cantonment
Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment () is a military cantonment in Korangi Town within Malir District of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Colonial Army in the 19th-century British Raj and by Fort Wrigley. Currently, the former local seat of the British Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr family still stands. The cantonment was transferred to Pakistan Army after independence in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water and electricity and is located outside the jurisdiction of the City District Government of Karachi. Korangi Creek On the eastern side of Karachi—between Karachi and Keti Bandar - the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek at the north-eastern side is known as the Korangi Creek which further extends to Phitti, Gizri, Khuddi, Khai, Pitiani, Dobbo, Sisa, Hajamro, Turshian and Khobar creeks. Korangi – Phitti is an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landhi Town
Landhi Town () is a Karachi borough in eastern Karachi that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but restored in 2022 and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Landhi Subdivision is 681,293. Location It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated to be over 660,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Pashtuns, Sindhi and Baloch. History Landhi Town contained much of the oldest parts of Karachi. The federal government under Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup d'état, introduced lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, second-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh, Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the India–Pakistan border, international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Faisal Town
Shah Faisal Town (), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils and Shah Faisal Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before being amalgamated into the new Korangi District. The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). 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 26 autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Shah Faisal Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus Hospital And Health Network
Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) () is a non-profit organization comprising a nationwide healthcare network of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare facilities across Pakistan. IHHN offers healthcare services to all patients completely free of cost. History It was established in 2005 when Islamic Mission Trust donated its non-functional hospital in Korangi, Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ... to Indus Hospital and Health Network. Islamic Mission Trust Hospital was originally established in 1988. When it started, it was Pakistan's first paperless and cashless hospital; the hospital has an e-cardiology system. IHHN comprises 15 hospitals, four regional blood centres, four physical rehab centres, a Pediatic Oncology Centre reputed to be the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiniot General Hospital, Karachi
Chiniot General Hospital (CGH) located in Korangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan is a project of Chiniot Anjuman Islamia. Recognized hospital Chiniot General Hospital, Karachi is recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan website, Retrieved 2 July 2022 Overview Chiniot Anjuman Islamia is a registered general welfare organization founded in 1983, it is managed by some industrialists and businessmen belonging to the Shaikh baradari ofChiniot
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Malir River
Malir River () is a seasonal river that flows in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It passes through the city of Karachi from the northeast, through the center, and drains into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi, the other being the Lyari River. It has two main tributaries, the Thadho and the Sukhan. In the rainy season, the Malir river experiences heavy waterflow, with millions of gallons emptying into the Arabian Sea. The Malir Dam is a barrage regulating flow and flooding of the river, preserving a reservoir during seasonal droughts. The 39km Malir Expressway is under-construction along the banks of the Malir River, connecting newer areas of development ( Bahria Town) on the outskirts of the city to posh areas ( DHA) in Karachi. It is controversial because it would cause displacement of poor people, destroy farms and forests, make many species of fish and birds endangered, and exacerbate the urban heat island effect and global warming. View See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bin Qasim Town
Bin Qasim () is one of the six administrative subdivision of Malir District in Karachi, Pakistan, lying in the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. It is headed by an Assistant Commissioner. Location Bin Qasim was located in the southeastern part of Karachi along the Arabian Sea and the Indus River delta. The town and the adjacent Port Qasim were named after Muhammad bin Qasim, the Arab general who conquered Sindh and Multan, establishing Islamic rule in the region in the eighth century CE. Bin Qasim was bordered by Gadap Town to the north, Thatta District and the Indus River to the east, the Arabian Sea to the south and the Malir River and the towns of Landhi, Malir, and Korangi Cantonment to the west. History The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamils In Pakistan
There is a small community of Tamils in Pakistan. Some Tamils migrated from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and settled in Karachi after independence in 1947. Although there are some Tamils that have been there since the early 20th century, when Karachi developed during the British Raj. There are Sri Lankan Tamils that arrived during the Sri Lankan Civil War who are mostly Hindus. The Madrasi Para area behind the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre is home to 100 Tamil Hindu families. The population of Tamils in Pakistan is over 5000. The Shri Rama Pir Mandir Temple was located in this neighborhood but was demolished by a builder. The temple was the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Karachi. In addition, Drigh Road and Korangi also have a Tamil population.Mariamman temple at Soldier Bazaar, Karachi managed by Pakistan Madras Hindu Panchayat was also demolished in July 2023. Tamil cuisine is still alive there. Till August 2019, Pakistan receives 30 post office mails from Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
