New Karachi Town or North Karachi Town () 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 A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...

. Town system was established by City District Government Karachi in 2001. Town system was disbanded in 2011. New Karachi Town was re-organized as part of

Karachi Central District Nazimabad District (), 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 ...

in 2015. New Karachi Town has a population 1,166,742 as of

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History

After the

1958 Pakistani coup d'état The 1958 Pakistani military coup was the first military coup in Pakistan that took place on 27 October 1958. It resulted in the toppling of Iskander Ali Mirza, the president of Pakistan, by Muhammad Ayub Khan, the commander-in-chief of the Pak ...

, the military decided to forcibly resettle the katchi abadis of Karachi into freshly created townships such as New Karachi. The federal government under the ruling of

Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani general and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. Prior to his career in politics, he was a four-star general and appointed as ...

, who seized power in a 1999 coup d'etat, introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (

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) and replaced it with the fourth tier (

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). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former

Karachi Division Karachi Division () is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of ...

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

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system was re-introduced. In 2015, New Karachi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.

Demographics

There are total 1,165,742 people in New Karachi sub-division of which 984,105 spoke Urdu, 45,343 Saraiki, 30,667 Punjabi, 26,148 Sindhi, 23,441 Pashto, 7,360 Hindko 5,919 Balochi & 42,759 others.

Town Municipal Corporation

13 Union Committees of New Karachi in Town Municipal Corporation

Location

North Karachi is located between the Lyari River, the Manghopir Hills and two major roads - Surjani Road to the north and Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain to the south. To the north and west lies Gadap Town, and to the south lie the towns of Gulberg and North Nazimabad.

Neighbourhoods

Fatima Jinnah Colony, is named after

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, the sister of the founder of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

. The neighbourhood of Hakim Ahsan is named after the mayor of Karachi who met

at Karachi airport in 1947. Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony is named after the father of the former

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

and grandfather of the later Prime Minister

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. Shah Nawaz Bhutto was the last Prime Minister of the princely state of

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and was instrumental in the accession of the state to Pakistan in 1947. Sir Syed Colony is named after Sir

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who promoted education amongst the Muslims of

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and founded the

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in 1875.

Constituensy

NA-247 Karachi Central-I

Educational institutions

* Madina-Tur-Rehan Progressive Academy, 48/14 5-F New Karachi * MIDasia Foundation Academy, North Karachi * MA Tutor Academy (Shadman Town, North Karachi) * SK Grammar School (Muslim Town, North Karachi) * Pak Horizon Grammar School (Sector 11-F North Karachi) * Madina Tul Ilm High School North Karachi * High Star Public School (North Karachi) * Dawn Public School, North Karachi * Lycos Grammar School (11/C/1, North Karachi) * Wonderland Grammar School (B-41, 11/C/1, North Karachi) * Saeeda Academy ( 11/C/1, North Karachi) * Asra Public School (U.P More North Karachi) * Karachi Generation School (11-B, near Saleem Centre, North Karachi) * Little Flower Children Secondary School (Muslim Town North Karachi) * Al Rahman Grammar School, North Karachi * S.M.B. Academy School Boys & Girls, North Karachi * Woodland Secondary School, North Karachi * Little Orchard Academy Shadman Town No 2, North Karachi * Green Land Public School, North Karachi * The Metropolitan Academy * Usman Public School, North Karachi

Hospitals

* 16 private hospitals: a good hospital is Godhra Shaikh Muslim Medical Center in Sector 11-G * Qadri Medical Center (5-B/1) * 3 public hospitals * New Karachi Medical Centre (11-F) * 24 Hours Hospital ( 11-F) * Rasheed Ullah Qazi Hospital (11-F) * Arif Emergency Medical centre 11-F * Sindh Government Hospital (11-I near Geo Mobile Market - UP) * Ausaaf Hospital (5C-2 near Baardha Market) * Mujtabai Hospital (Sector 5K & 5L near Bilal Police Station) * Saylani Emergency Medical Centre 24-Hours near Sindhi Hotel in Sector 5-E, Opp, 4K Market * Muslim Khatri Medical centre near Sindhi Hotel in Sector 5-E, front of Saylani Medical Centre * Iram Emergency Hospital & Maternity 24-Hours sometimes in Sector 5-E near 4K Market * Anees-ul-Rehman Clinic (Child Specialist) (together with Zahid Sweets near Do Minuts) * Rasheedullah Emergency Hospital 11-F (near 5 Number Bus Stop) * Pasha Maternity Emergency Hospital in Sector 11-D, with Front Sector 5-E (near 5 Number Bus Stop) * Godhra Muslim Khatri 24-Hours Emergency Hospital (Sector 11-G near W-11 Bus Stop) Main Hospital after Sindh Government * Aiwan-e-Sanat-o-Tijarat Hospital: St.1/1, Sec.11, C-2, Sir Syed Town, North Karachi * SHED Hospital North Karachi: Plot No. ST 1/2-A Sector 11-C-2 North Karachi * Government Urban Hospital: Sector 5C-3, North Karachi

Places of worship

* 207 mosques Some famous mosques are: *Jama Masjid Hanfia (Near Government School 11-F) *Markazi Islamia Masjid *Masjid Ibrahim khalilullah 5c-4 *Jama Masjid Rahmania Sector 5c-4 *Jama Masjid Siddiquia 5-G *Jama Masjid Hanfia (Sofaid Masjid 5-E) *Jama Masjid Makki (5-E) *Jama Masjid Momin (near Apwa School 5-E) *Jama Masjid Memon (5-E) *Jama Masjid Ahl-e-Hadees (between 11-D & 5-E, near Islamia School) *Jama Masjid Riyaz ul Jannah sector 7d *Jama Masjid Khizra *Jama Masjid Quba Kalyana Town North Karachi *Jama Masjid Farooq-e-Azam Sector 11-G *Jama Masjid Riyaz ul Jannah sector 7d *Jama Masjid Muslim Town *Jama Masjid Allah wali 11-K *Jama Masjid Farooqiya 11-L *Jama Masjid Noor 11-L *Jama Masjid Rahmatul Lilaalameen 11-D *Jama Masjid Baghdai (11-D) *Jama Masjid Ghosia 11-D *Jama Masjid Bukhari, near Jamat Khana 11-D *Jama Masjid Akbari 11-D *Masjid Furqania *Masjid Bilal *Masjid Abu Bakr *Masjid Umar *Masjid Usmani Ghani *Masjid Ali *Masjid Ayesha Siddique *Masjid Farooq e Azam 5.c/1 *Jamia Masjid Makki Sector 5-C.4 *Masjid-e-Aqsa 11-F * 10 Imambargah * 4 churches * 1 mandir * Jama masjid Islamia Sector 11-F Mohalla Kaghzian

Parks

* Arif Hussain (Shaheed) Model Park (11-B, North Karachi) * Nasir Hussain (Shaheed) Model Park (11-G, North Karachi) * Muhammad Shareef (Shaheed) Park (5/E, New Karachi) * Nazir Hussain (Late) Model Park (11-B, North Karachi) * Abu Nasar Park (Late) Model Park (Kalyana Town, North Karachi) * Rashid Minhas Family Park (5.c./1, North Karachi) (formerly known as Afza Altaf family park) * Bi Ammaan Park (11.C, North Karachi, near Nagan Interchange)

Sports grounds

* 7 play grounds * 1 new talent sports ka ground New Karachi 5a/1 me * Abbasi sports ground sector 5-G

Major streets

* Shahrah-e-Khursheed Begum (Nagan Roundabout to Surjani Roundabout) * 7000 Road (Godhra Camp to Allah Wali Roundabout Chowrangi) * 9000 Road (Gabol Town to Saba Roundabout) * 5200 Road (Sindh Government Hospital to Kala School) * 5200 Road (Bashir Chowk to Sindhi hotel)

Police stations

* Industrial Area Police Station * Khowaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station * Sir Syed Police Station * New Karachi Police Station * Bilal Colony Police Station

Industrial area

* 2500 industries

Commercial areas and markets

* Chaandni Chowk Market (11-F) * Kids Garments Wholesale Market (11-G) * Nala

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* Godhra Timber Market * Chand Market (Sector 5-G) * Gosht / Sabzi Market (Sector 5-J, Sindhi Hotel) * Lal Market (Sector 5-F) * Mughal House (Sector 5-F) * Mutahida Bazar (Sindhi Hotel, New Karachi) * Usmania Bazar (Sector 5-B) * U.P. Sarafa Market (Sector 11-E) * Sir Syed Market (Sector 11-C) * Roshan Travel and Tours (Sector 11-I) * Bashir Chowk (Sector 5-G) * Car Bazar 11-D * Budh Bazaar(Wednesday) Bazaar 11-D * Dhaga and Kapra Market 11-G * Khatri Bazaar * Jumeraat Bazar * 5-c-4 North Karachi Bara Market. * W9 bazar between 5c/1 and 5c/3

References

External links

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