Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This town was named in honor of Pakistan's national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Gulshan-e-Iqbal literally translates to 'Garden of Iqbal'. The town is bordered by Gadap Town to the north, the Faisal and Malir Cantonments to the east, Jamshed Town to the southwest, and Gulberg and Liaquatabad to the west. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Lights and the City of Quaid (شہرِ قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Sir Muhammad Iqbāl (Urdu: ‎) (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938) was an Indian Muslim poet, philosopher and politician, whose poetry in Persian and Urdu is regarded as among the greatest in modern times. ... Gadap Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Jamshed Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulberg Town (Urdu: گلبرگ ) is one of the towns in northern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Liaquatabad Town is one of the towns in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

The population of Gulshan Town was estimated to be about 650,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. There are several ethnic groups in Gulshan Town including: Urdu speaking, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Muhajir or Mohajir is essentially an ethnic group within Pakistan. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Sindhis (सिन्धी, سنڌي) are an Indo-Aryan language speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... For other uses, see Kashmiri (disambiguation) Kashmiri is a Dardic language spoken primarily in Kashmir, an Asian region now split between India, Pakistan and China. ... Seraiki is a language of great antiquity in Pakistan. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... The Baloch (Persian: بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... The Memon (Gujarati: મેમણ ) people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in Sindh province of what is now Pakistan and later settled in Gujarat. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... The Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: اسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-Ismāʿīliyyūn; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shīa community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ...

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 it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Gulshan Town. This article is about the year 2000. ... Here is a list of all of the districts of Pakistan as of 2003. ...

Neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town

Gulshan Town is the location of the main University of Karachi campus, as well as the offices of the City District Government of Karachi and the Attorney General of Sindh province. There are also three large parks, the Aziz Bhatti Park, Askari Park and the Safari Park. The University of Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ كراچى ), located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... City District Government were introduced in 2000 by Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf. ... Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Aziz Bhatti Park is located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Safari Park is located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

Civic Center is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Delhi Mercantile Society is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Essa Nagri is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gillani Railway Station is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan-e-Iqbal I is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan-e-Iqbal II is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Jamali Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Metroville Colony is a neighborhood of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony or PIB Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Safooran Goth is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Shanti Nagar is one of the neighborhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

See also

• City District Government
• Karachi
• Lahore

City District Government were introduced in 2000 by Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Lights and the City of Quaid (شہرِ قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ...

External links

• Karachi Website
• Gulshan

	Karachi Towns
Baldia Town | Bin Qasim Town | Gadap Town | Gulberg Town | Gulshan Town | Jamshed Town | Kiamari Town | Korangi Town | Landhi Town
Liaquatabad Town | Lyari Town | Malir Town | New Karachi Town | North Nazimabad Town | Orangi Town | Saddar Town | Shah Faisal Town | SITE Town