Liaquatabad Town

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name = Liaquatabad
settlement_type = Town


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Pakistan
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Sindh
subdivision_type2 = City District
subdivision_name2 = Karachi
parts_type = Union Councils
parts_style = para
parts = 11
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government_type = Town Council
leader_title = Town Nazim
leader_name = Osama Qadri
leader_title1 = Naib Nazim
leader_name1 = Tasnimul Hassan Farooqui
leader_title2 = Municipal Officer
leader_name2 = Ghufran Ahmed
established_title = Established
established_date = 14th August 2001
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population_as_of = 1998
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population_total = 649,091
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website = [http://125.209.91.254/CDGK/LinkClick.aspx?link=208&tabid=72 Liaquatabad Town Page]
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Liaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیا قت آباد ) is a town in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan named after Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is bordered by the towns of North Nazimabad to the north, Gulberg and Gulshan to the east, Jamshed to the south across the Lyari River, and SITE Town to the west across the Orangi Nala stream. The population of Liaquatabad Town was estimated to be about 650,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis.

History

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 eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Liaquatabad Town.

Neighbourhoods of Liaquatabad Town

* Abbasi Shaheed * Bandhani Colony * Commercial Area * Dak Khana * Firdous Colony * Mujahid Colony

* Nazimabad * Qasimabad * Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.) (Rizvia Co-operative Housing Society) * Sharifabad * Super Market * C-1 Area

Important Information about Liaquatabad Town

Streets

* Nawab Sideeq Ali Khan Road
* S.M. Taufeeq Road
* Shahrah-e-Ibn-e-Sina
* Ahsan
* Sir Shah Suleman Road
* Altaf Hussain Barelwi Road
* B Road
* "'C-1 Area Road (UC 4)

Flyovers & Bridges

* Nazimabad Bridge
* Nazimabad Underpass
* Liaquatabad Flyover
* Liaquatabad Underpass
* Ghareeb Abad Underpass
* Major Arshad Shaheed Bridge
* Teen Hatti Bridge

Beauty Parlours

* Rimsha's Beauty Inn (C-1 Area Liaquatabad )
* Sapna Beauty Parlour"S.M. Taufeeq Road

Hospitals & Dispensaries

* 26 Public/Private Hospitals
* Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
* Sindh Government Hospital
* 10 Dispensaries

Shopping Places/ Markets

* Golbahar Sanitary Market
* Nerang Shopping Centre
* Firdous Shopping Centre
* Gool Market
* Super Market

Libraries

* Super Market Library
* Hasrat Mohani Library
* Usmania Library
* Al-Hudda Library
* Nadir Library

Education Institutions

* 43 Public/Private Schools
* 7 Public/Private Colleges
* 61 Madars

Post Offices

* 5 Post Offices

Police Stations

* 7 Police Stations

Religious Places

* 165 Mosques
* 6 Imambargah
* 6 Mandir
* 3 Churches

Graveyards

* C 1 Area Graveyard
* Liaquatabad Graveyard
* Khamosh Colony Graveyard

Katchi Abadies

* 30 Katchi Abadies

See also

* City District Government
* Karachi
* Lahore

External links

* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk Karachi Website]
* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Liaquatabad Liaquatabad Town]