The Malir Cantonment () is a

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town of the city of

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, in

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. It serves as a

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and

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establishment.

History

Declared a cantonment by the Royal British Government as POW Camp by Muhammad Irfan Malik and Ismail Sherwani on 11 October 1941, in the exigencies of

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, this cantonment was taken over by the

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in 1947. This cantonment serves as the main cantonment of Southern areas of Sindh province. It houses civil residences like the ''Cantonment Bazar Area'', DOHS l & 2, Askari-5 and Falcon Complex, Army Cantonment is stretched over an area of 12 square kilometers. On 21 February 1948,

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visited a Pakistani Military unit for the first time, 5 Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment (later 5 Light Army Air defence) in Malir Cantonment. Karachi admin

Malir Cantonment is administratively governed through Cantonment Board Malir, a Local Body by its charter, under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence, through the Military Lands and Cantonment Department (ML&C), headed by a Director General. The governance of the Cantonment Board derives authority from the Cantonment Act, 1924 and rules made thereunder. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of

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Population

Roughly it is around 180,000 and includes all the ethnic and linguistic groups of Pakistan. Majority of its population consists of serving and retired armed services personnel along with notable civilian businessmen and bureaucrats.

Landmarks

*Fazaia Inter College * Army public school north * Army public school south * Defence Officers Club *

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CMH Malir Cantt * Askari Star Mall *Indus project cp6 * PAF Base Malir * Ordnance Center * Headquarters Mechanized Division * Headquarters Air Defence Division * SAAD (School of Army Air Defence) * Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB) * DOHS 1 & 2 * Station Headquarters * Tipu Sultan Co-operative Housing Society xists within Cantonment Limits* Gulshan-e-Roomi xists within Cantonment Limits* Air Defence Brigade * AFOHS Complex, New Malir (Falcon Housing Scheme Phase II, Chota Malir) * Saadi Town xists within Cantonment Limits* Falcon Complex (AFOHS) Phase I Scheme for PAF Officers & * Capital Cooperative Housing Society * ASKARI-V Housing Scheme. *

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* Sumaira Bungalows * Gulshan-e-Umair (Exists within Cantonment limits ) * Encroached Kachhi Aabadi * Rizwan Pakwan House. * Cantt Bazaar Area. * D. O. H. S. Phase I * D. O. H. S. Phase II * Check Post 1 to Check Post 6 * Askari 5 Sector J

Colleges and schools

* Karachi Institute Of Medical Sciences, CMH Malir Cantt * Fazaia Intermediate College, Malir Cantt (previously named as PAF Intermediate College & School, Malir Cantt) *

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* Cantonment Board Montessori, Model School & College * Government Degree Science College, Malir Cantt * F G Public School & College Malir Cantt Karachi

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