North Nazimabad

North Nazimabad

North Nazimabad (Urdu: شمالی ناظم آباد‎) is a suburb of North Nazimabad Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. North Nazimabad was developed in early 1950s to settle Muslim refugees in Pakistan.

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 Timuria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). North Nazimabad was originally established in 1958, with Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT) starting that housing scheme. The land was purchased by Pakistan Public Works Department from Sardar Masti Brohi Khan. The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Timuria.[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 Karachi [2] and a relatively low crime rate. It is considered an upper middle class town of the city.

Demography

There are several ethnic groups in North Nazimabad including Muhajirs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis and Pakhtuns. The population of North Nazimabad is estimated to be nearly one million.

Town structure

The Karachi municipality was divided into 18 zones or towns in 2000. North Nazimabad is one of the towns. The population of North Nazimabad town is nearly one million. Block A has become the most expensive area of North Nazimabad, according to a report by the Dawn newspaper.[3] The neighborhoods or localities of the North Nazimabad town are: Paposh Nagar, Nazimabad, Pahar Ganj , Shadman Town, Buffer Zone and Buffer Zone-I. Federal B Area, Liaquatabad.

Schools, colleges and universities


GGHS= Govt Girls High School, GBHS= Govt Boys High School, GBLSS= Govt Boys Lower Secondary School, GGELS= Govt Girls Elementary School, GBPS= Govt Boys Public School, GBELS= Govt Boys Elementary School

There are numerous Government and Private Schools and Colleges other than those listed above.

Famous mosques (MASJID)

Coaching institutes

See also

References

  1. ↑ A story behind every name
  2. ↑ North Nazimabad town, retrieved 05-23-2010.
  3. ↑ http://epaper.dawn.com/Advt.php?StoryImage=28_02_2016_812_001

External links

Coordinates: 24°56′N 67°02′E / 24.933°N 67.033°E / 24.933; 67.033


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