Landhi () is a residential neighbourhood and industrial municipality in the eastern part of

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. It is bordered by

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and

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to the north across the

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, Bin Qasim Port to the south and east, and

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. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Pakhtoon, Sindhi and Baloch.

Economy

Landhi Industrial Area and Landhi Export Processing Zone are two major industrial areas where many companies have manufacturing facilities, such as Ghani Glass, Dawlance, International Industries Limited,

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, and textile companies like Gul Ahmed, Al Karam, Artistic Millner, Feroz1888, Soorti, Yunus Textile, etc.

Neighbourhoods

The town of Landhi is a middle-class area. Landhi Town has great educational institutions like National University(FAST), Mono-Technical College, Science and Commerce College, Maryam Girls College. Baber Market at Landhi 3 is the biggest Market of Town. Town Municipal Administration Office is at Landhi 5. This includes the neighbourhoods of Dawood Chowrangi, Quaidabad, Malir, Moinabad, Muslimabad, and Muzafarabad, which form a cluster in the eastern part of the town. The neighbourhood of Sharafi Goth in the north of the town along the Malir River is the least densely populated neighbourhood. The town was initially built for Mohajirs who came to Pakistan from India after 1947. It was generally a planned area but due to inefficiency of local governments and corruption at grass root and upper levels, this town is a Katchi Abadi. There were several forced takeovers of government parks and lands. Also encroachments of government land in front of houses and commercial areas has completely reshaped the Landhi Town. * Awami Colony * Bhutto Nagar is named after former

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* Sher Pao Colony * Dawood Chowrangi * Future Colony * Menhsera Colony * Khawaja Ajmeer Colony is named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of

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. * Burmee Colony is named for the

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refugees who hail from

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(formerly

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) * Korangi lies on the eastern side of Karachi between Karachi and Keti Bandar – the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek. * Landhi is home to Babar Market, one of Asia's largest open air markets.

Landhi railway station Landhi Junction Railway Station (, ) is one of three major railway stations in Karachi, Pakistan. It is situated in the east end of the city near Quaidabad in Landhi and serves as a major stop along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. Histor ...

is also located in this area. * Moinabad * Muslimabad * Majeed Colony * Muzafarabad * Sharafi Goth * Sherabad

Trade and industry

Landhi Town includes one of the four largest industrial estates in Karachi and will be the site of a new industrial estate for small- and medium-sized businesses. The industrial estate benefits from the proximity of

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and

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as well as rail and road links to the rest of Pakistan.

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Economy

Neighbourhoods

Trade and industry

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