Jamshed Town () lies in the

Karachi East District Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) () is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan District is 3.913,656. In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East Distri ...

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 ...

, Pakistan. To the northwest is

Liaquatabad Town Liaquatabad Town () 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, ...

across the

Lyari River Lyari River () is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Manora, Karachi, Manora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other ...

, while to the east is

Gulshan Town Gulshan Town () is a Karachi borough in the northeastern part of Karachi. Gulshan 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 Gu ...

and to the southeast is

Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ...

across the

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 ...

. Jamshed Town is bordered by

Karachi Cantonment The Karachi Cantonment () is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. History It serves as a Pakistan Army military base and residential establishment. It was originally established by the British in August 1839 as a mili ...

and

Clifton Cantonment The Clifton Cantonment () is a cantonment town within the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army during 19th century British India, and was tak ...

to the west.

History

Jamshed Town was named after

Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (7 January 1886 – 1 August 1952) was a Pakistani politician. He was the first elected Mayor of Karachi from 1933 to 1934, and is still remembered as the "Maker of Modern Karachi" (Baba-e-Karachi). He was also a nota ...

. In 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office which he occupied till October, 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952.The real Father of Karachi (it's not who you think)
Dawn (newspaper) The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (

administrative divisions Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...

) and raised 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 ...

) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of its five districts into a new Karachi City-District with 26 autonomous constituent towns including Jamshed Town. As of the 2024 Pakistan General Elections, the PS-105 constituency is represented by

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

Saeed Ghani Saeed Ghani Khaskheli (; born 8 July 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Labour and Information and Human Resources. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to Au ...

Economy

Jamshed Town is the most populated town in Karachi. Karachi's most popular market ''Tariq Road'', is located in PECHS, Jamshed Town.

Neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town

References

External links

Karachi City website - Archived

Jamshed Town - Archived
Karachi East District Towns in Karachi {{Karachi-geo-stub

History

Economy

Neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town

See also

References

External links