Chakra Goth

Chakra Goth (Urdu: چکرا گوٹھ ‎) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

There are several ethnic groups in Chakra Goth including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Bengalis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Rohingyas,[2] etc. The population is predominantly Muslim. There are large number of Bengalis from Bangladesh, and Rohingyas from Myanmar have settled in this neighbourhood.[3]

The neighborhood has been gang fighting in which 3 Sindh Reserve Police officers were killed.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Korangi Town - Government of Karachi Archived June 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ From South to South: Refugees as Migrants: The Rohingya in Pakistan
  3. ↑ Bengali and Rohingya leaders gearing up for LG polls
  4. ↑ Chakra Goth case: ‘Death Squad’ target killer caught
  5. ↑ Chakra Goth attack case: Three ‘arrested’ suspects yet to be produced in court

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Coordinates: 24°49′N 67°08′E / 24.817°N 67.133°E / 24.817; 67.133


80% population of sindhis

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