Nazimabad

Neighborhood of Karachi

Suburb in Central Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Nazimabad
ناظم آباد

Suburb

A view of Nazimabad, Karachi

Country| Pakistan
Province| Sindh
District| Central Karachi
Established| 1952
Named after| Khawaja Nazimuddin
Government

• Constituency| NA-249 Karachi Central-III

Nazimabad (Urdu: ناظم آباد, Sindhi: نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, Pakistan.[1] It was established in 1952, and is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. Nazimabad is located in Liaquatabad Town.[2][3][4][5] One of the largest government own hospitals in Karachi namely Abbasi Shaheed Hospital also situated in Nazimabad No. 5 The Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has 24/7 emergency/trauma facility. The Karachi Matriculation Board is also located in Nazimabad No. 5 The highly populated colony Paposh Nagar is also located in Nazimabad.

## History

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Before the independence of Pakistan, the area of the present day Nazimabad was semi-arid land with small Sindhi and Balochi villages nearly 10 KM from downtown Karachi. The Government of Pakistan bought the land in 1950 from the local landlord and tribal leader Masti Brohi Khan in order to resettle the Muslim refugees that were living in tent cities in central Karachi. Nazimabad was planned and developed starting in 1952 and the land was sold at reduced prices to the refugees. This suburb was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin who was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister as well.[4]

In late 1958, the northern area of Nazimabad, was to be developed as Timuria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Timuria. North Nazimabad was developed as a residential area for federal government employees. But in the early 1960s, the capital of Pakistan was transferred from Karachi to newly developed capital Islamabad.

In the 1950s, Nazimabad was developed in the outskirts of Karachi and now it is in the central part of the city because of the urban sprawl. Nazimabad was considered an Elite Class neighborhood in the 1960-1970s and later it became Upper middle class area as many Elite Class residents moved to the newer developed upscale suburbs and exurbs of Karachi.[4] Starting in late 1950s, the overwhelming majority of Karachi's intellectuals lived in Nazimabad as it was one of the posh neighborhood of Karachi.[4] Starting in the 1990s, Nazimabad was considered to be a Middle class residential neighborhood. The old houses are being demolished and in its place new Apartment, Flat and Commercial buildings are being constructed.

## Plan

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Nazimabad is divided into five residential blocks, Block I to V and commercial from VI to VII. The Block I-V are residential areas with family dwellings. The Block IV of Nazimabad has the largest category of plots with size ranging from 240 to 2000 sq. yards.

## Municipal devolution

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After devolution plan for municipalities was implemented in 2001, Karachi Division was divided into 18 towns. Whereby Nazimabad was made part of the Liaquatabad Town. While North Nazimabad was named as one of the towns of Karachi.

## Media

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Nazimabad is referenced in the popular drama serials Zindagi Gulzar Hai and Maat on Hum TV. These series were telecast in Pakistan in 2013 and in 2015 on Zindagi. In the Zindagi Gulzar Hai drama serial, Nazimabad is portrayed as a Middle Class area of Karachi,but at the same time few blocks of Nazimabad belongs to the Upper Middle Class

## Demography

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The population of Nazimabad is estimated to be over million people. It is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.[6] Along with Muhajirs, the other population includes, Memons, Bohris, Punjabis, Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Balochs, etc. Over 98 percent of the population is Muslim with small minority of Christians.[7]

## See also

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* Mujahid Colony
* Goal Market
* North Nazimabad
* Liaquatabad Town
* Naya Nazimabad

## References

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1. ^ "Liaquatabad Town". karachicity.gov.pk website. 2 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
2. ^ Tahir Siddiqui (2022-01-08). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
3. ^ "North Nazimabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
4. ^ a b c d (Sibtain Naqvi) History: The city of lost dreams Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 November 2016, Retrieved 15 March 2021
5. ^ "برصغیر کی تہذیب سے جُڑا ماضی کا ناظم آباد". jang.com.pk.
6. ^ Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin (2012). Pakistan?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-223-9. "If we go to Gulshan or Nazimabad (Muhajir neighbourhoods) and we see all of the schools and the businesses and the clean roads, we realise, where are we living? But just as Muttahida [the MQM] did it for themselves, it's for us to worry"
7. ^ Many areas of Karachi remain without power till Sunday evening The News International (newspaper), Published 11 January 2021, Retrieved 15 March 2021

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Neighbourhoods of Karachi

Karachi Division|

* Keamari District
* Malir District
* Korangi District
* Karachi South District
* Karachi East District
* Karachi Central District
* Karachi West District

Baldia|

* Afridi Colony
* Abidabad
* Gulshan-e-Ghazi
* Islam Nagar
* Ittehad Town
* Muhajir Camp
* Muslim Mujahid Colony
* Nai Abadi
* Naval Colony
* Rasheedabad
* Saeedabad

Bin Qasim|

* Abdullah Goth
* Cattle Colony
* Gaghar
* Gulshan-e-Hadeed
* Ibrahim Hyderi
* Landhi Colony
* Quaidabad
* Rehri Goth

Gadap|

* Darsano Chana
* Gadap
* Gujro
* Manghopir
* Surjani Town
* Maymarabad
* Murad Memon Goth
* Sohrab Goth Town
* Songal
* Yousuf Goth

Gulberg|

* Aisha Manzil
* Ancholi
* Azizabad
* Karimabad
* Moosa Colony
* Naseerabad
* Shafiq Mill Colony
* Water Pump, Karachi
* Yaseenabad

Gulshan|

* CIvic Centre
* Bahadurabad
* Hyderabad Colony
* Delhi Mercantile Society
* Eissa Nagri
* Gillani railway station
* Gulistan-e-Johar
* Gulshan-e-Iqbal
* Gulzar-e-Hijri
* Jamali Colony
* Metroville Colony
* Pehlwan Goth
* P.I.B. Colony
* Safooran Goth
* Shanti Nagar

Jamshed|

* Akhtar Colony
* Azam Basti
* Central Jacob Lines
* Chanesar Goth
* Garden East
* Garden West
* Jamshed Quarters
* Jut Line
* Mahmudabad
* Manzoor Colony
* Nursery
* Pakistan Quarters
* P.E.C.H.S Block 2
* P.E.C.H.S Block 6
* Sindh Muslim Cooperative Housing Society
* Soldier Bazar

Keamari|

* Baba Bhit
* Bhutta Village
* Gabo Pat
* Kakapir
* Keamari (locality)
* Keamari Subdivision
* Machar Colony
* Maripur
* Salehabad
* Shams Pir
* Shershah
* Sultanabad

Korangi|

* Bilal Colony
* Chakra Goth
* Gulzar Colony
* Hasrat Mohani Colony
* Hundred Quarters
* Korangi Sector 33
* Mustafa Taj Colony
* Nasir Colony
* Zaman Town

Landhi|

* Awami Colony
* Bhutto Nagar
* Burmee Colony
* Dawood Chowrangi
* Khawaja Ajmeer Colony
* Korangi
* Landhi
* Moinabad
* Muslimabad
* Muzafarabad
* Sharafi Goth
* Sherabad

Liaquatabad|

* Abbasi Shaheed
* Bandhani Colony
* Commercial area
* Dak Khana
* Firdous Colony
* Liaquatabad
* Mujahid Colony
* Nazimabad
* Qasimabad
* Rizvia Society
* Sharifabad
* Super Market

Lyari|

* Agra Taj Colony
* Allama Iqbal Colony
* Baghdadi
* Bihar Colony
* Chakiwara
* Daryaabad
* Nawabad
* Ragiwara
* Shah Baig Line
* Singo Line

Malir|

* Gharibabad
* Ghazi Brohi Goth
* Jafar-e-Tayyar
* Kala Board
* Khokhra Par
* Model Colony
* Saadi Town
* Saadi Garden
* Saudabad
* Usmanabad
* Bahria Town Karachi

New Karachi|

* Abu Zar Ghaffari
* Faisal Colony
* Fatima Jinnah Colony
* Godhra
* Gulshan-e-Saeed
* Hakim Ahsan
* Kalyana
* Khamiso Goth
* Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri
* Madina Colony
* Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony

North Nazimabad|

* Buffer Zone
* Buffer Zone II
* Farooq-e-Azam
* Hyderi
* Khandu Goth
* Nusrat Bhutto Colony
* Naya Nazimabad
* Pahar Ganj
* Paposh Nagar
* Sakhi Hassan
* Shadman

Orangi|

* Baloch Goth
* Bilal Colony
* Chisti Nagar
* Data Nagar
* Ghabool Town
* Ghaziabad
* Hanifabad
* Haryana Colony
* Iqbal Baloch Colony
* Madina Colony
* Mohammad Nagar
* Mominabad
* Mujahidabad

Saddar|

* City Railway Colony
* Civil Lines
* Clifton
* Kehkashan
* Garden
* Gazdarabad
* Ghanchi Para
* Islam Pura/Millat Nagar
* Kharadar
* Nanak Wara
* Old Haji Camp
* Serai Quarter
* Saddar

Shah Faisal|

* Al-Falah Society
* Drigh Colony
* Moria Khan Goth
* Natha Khan Goth
* Pak Sadat Colony
* Rafa-e-Aam Society
* Raita Plot
* Shah Faisal Colony

SITE|

* Banaras Colony
* Bhawani Chali
* Frontier Colony
* Islamia Colony
* Jahanabad
* Metrovil
* Old Golimar
* Golimar (new name Gulbahar)
* Pak Colony
* Qasba Colony

Cantonments|

* Clifton (Defence Housing Authority, Karachi)
* Faisal
* Karachi
* Korangi Creek
* Malir
* Manora

Industrial zones|

* SITE Karachi
* Korangi Industrial Area
* Landhi Industrial Area
* North Karachi Industrial Area
* Federal B Industrial Area
* Korangi Creek Industrial Park
* Bin Qasim Industrial Zone
* Karachi Export Processing Zone
* Pakistan Textile City
* West Wharf Industrial Area
* SITE Super Highway Phase-I
* SITE Super Highway Phase-II

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