Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony or Pir Elahi Bux Colony () or PIB Colony () is a neighborhood in the
Karachi East district of
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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. It was previously administered as part of the
Gulshan Town borough,
Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 December 2020, Retrieved 2 June 2022 which was disbanded in 2011. Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony was named after Pir Ilahi Bux, a prominent member of Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement was a religiopolitical and social movement that emerged in the early 20th century as part of a campaign that advocated the creation of an Islamic state in parts of what was then British Raj. It was rooted in the two-nation the ...
who served as Chief Minister of Sindh
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The chief minister is the head of ...
from 1948 to 1949.
There are several ethnic groups in Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony including Muhajirs, Gujratis, Hyderabadis, Sindhis
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, Kashmiris
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, Seraikis
The Saraikis () are an Indo-Aryan community native to central Pakistan, unified by their use of the Saraiki language and a shared regional identity that transcends tribal and ethnic affiliations.
Mostly inhabiting southern Punjab as well as mo ...
, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons
The Memon are a Muslim community in Gujarat India, and Sindh, Pakistan, the majority of whom follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. They are divided into different groups based on their origins: Memons (Kathiawar), Kathiawari Memons, Kutchi Me ...
, Bohras, Ismaili
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s, Khatri
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s, Chhipas, etc. The population of Gulshan Town is estimated to be nearly one million.
References
External links
Karachi portal (Archived)
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Gulshan Town
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