Jamshed Town
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Jamshed Town جمشید ٹاؤن جمشيد ٽائون | |
|---|---|
 Union councils of Jamshed Town | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Karachi Municipal Government |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,909,921 (population of Karachi East District including Jamshed Town) |
| Office Location | Town Municipal Office, Block-B, Sindhi Muslim Society, Karachi. |
Jamshed Town[2] (Urdu: جمشيد ڻاوُن ) lies in the Karachi East District of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Malir River. Jamshed Town is bordered by Karachi Cantonment and Clifton Cantonment to the west.
History[edit]
Jamshed Town was named after Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta. In 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office which he occupied till October, 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952.[3]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with 26 autonomous constituent towns including Jamshed Town. As of the 2024 Pakistan General Elections, the PS-105 Area is Administered By the Pakistan Peoples Party Member Saeed Ghani backed heavily By Businessman turned Politician, Mohammad Asif B, CEO of the Ali B Developers, and Vice President of PPP Karachi.
Economy[edit]
Jamshed Town is the most populated town in Karachi. Karachi's most popular market Tariq Road, is located in PECHS, Jamshed Town.
Neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town[edit]
- Abyssinia Lines
- Akhtar Colony[4]
- Azam Basti[4]
- Baloch Colony
- Baltistani Society
- Catholic Colony No. 1
- Central Jacob Lines[4]
- Chanesar Goth
- Cincinnatus Town
- Defence View
- DMCHS (Delhi Mercantile Cooperative Housing Society)
- Firozabad
- Garden East
- Garden West
- Gulistan-e-Zafar
- Jamshed Quarters[4]
- Jut Line
- Mahmudabad[4]
- Manzoor Colony
- Nursery
- Pakistan Quarters
- Patel Para
- P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
- P.E.C.H.S. II (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)[4]
- Sindh Muslim Cooperative Housing Society
- Sohrab Katrak Parsi Colony
- Soldier Bazaar
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jamhed Town population per 2017 Census of Pakistan". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "KARACHI: City govt, Jamshed town issued notices". Dawn (newspaper). 20 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ The real Father of Karachi (it's not who you think) Dawn (newspaper)
- ^ a b c d e f "Jamshed Town, Karachi, Pakistan". City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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