North Nazimabad Town

North Nazimabad شمالی ناظم آباد
—  Town  —
Union councils of North Nazimabad Town
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City District	Karachi
Established	14th August 2001
Union Councils	10 Paposh Nagar Pahar Ganj Khandu Goth Hyderi Sakhi Hassan Farooq-e-Azam Nusrat Bhutto Colony Shadman Town Buffer Zone Buffer Zone-I
Government
- Type	Town Council
- Town Nazim	Mumtaz Hameed
- Naib Nazim	Ahsanullah Khan
- Municipal Officer	Farrukh Zaidi
Area
- Total	46.6 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population (1998 Census)
- Total	500,000 (3% growth rate)
Office Location	Shahra-e-AbuKalam Road, Block-A, near Baradari North Nazimabad, Karachi.
E-mail	[e-mail]
Contact	[phone]-3
Website	North Nazimabad Town Page

North Nazimabad Town (Urdu: شمالی ناظم آباد ٹاؤن ) is a town in the northern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. North Nazimabad named as such in reference to it being north of the suburb of Nazimabad. The town is bordered by New Karachi Town to the north across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Gulberg Town to the east across the Gujjar Nala stream, Liaquatabad Town to the south, and SITE Town to the west.

There are several ethnic groups in North Nazimabad Town including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim.

History

This suburb developed as KDA Scheme no 2 was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin who was the second Governor-General of Pakistan and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well. In late 1958, the northern area of Nazimabad, was to be developed as KDA Scheme 2 aka Taimooria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Taimooria^[1]. Taimooria or Timuria was named after Amir Timur the progenitor of Mughal Empire of South Asia. 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. On account of these two factors it is ranked as the most modern-planned town of Karachi, with blocks located alphabetically. It was planned and designed in late 50s by Carlo Scarpa & Aldo Rossi, the Italian planners and architects. North Nazimabad Town has a comparatively high literacy rate amongst other towns in whole Pakistan ^[2] and a relatively low crime rate. It is considered an upper middle class town of the city.

Neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town

The most densely populated neighbourhood is Paposh Nagar in the southwest of the town and the least densely populated neighbourhood is Farooq-e-Azam in the centre of the town.

Buffer Zone II Buffer Zone Farooq-e-Azam Hyderi Jalalabad Khandu Goth

North Nazimabad Nusrat Bhutto Colony Pahar Ganj Paposh Nagar Sakhi Hassan Shadman Town

See also

• City District Government
• Karachi
• North Nazimabad

References

1. ^ A story behind every name
2. ^ North Nazimabad town, retrieved 05-23-2010.

External links

• The Best Planned Localities of Pakistan: North Nazimabad, Karachi
• Karachi Website
• North Nazimabad Town
• North Nazimabad in transition