NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Liaquatabad Town

Liaquatabad Town 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 Urdu speaking, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, 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 (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ... Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan Nawabzaada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (October 1, 1896 â€“ October 16, 1951) was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: ÙˆØ²ÛŒØ± Ø§Ø¹Ø¸Ù… Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... North Nazimabad Town is one of the neighborhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulberg town is one of the different adminsitartive divisions of the city government of Karachi. ... Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Jamshed Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Lyari River carries the sewerage water of the inhabitant of karachi and drops into Arabian sea. ... Sindh Industrial Trading Estate SITE Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…Ø§Ù†, Turkish: MÃ¼slÃ¼man, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Muhajir or Mohajir is essentially an ethnic group within Pakistan. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Sindhis (à¤¸à¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤§à¥€, Ø³Ù†ÚŒÙŠ) are an Indo-Aryan language speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ... Languages Pashto (plus second languages from countries of residence) Religions Islam (predominantly Sunni) An entry was temporarily removed here. ... The Baloch (Persian: Ø¨Ù„ÙˆÚ† alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... Memon (Gujarati: àª®à«‡àª®àª£ ) (Urdu: Ù…ÛŒÙ…Ù† ) a minority social group primarily connected with Indian sub-continent trace their roots largely to Sindh, Kutch and Kathiawar [1]. They adhere to Hanafi Sunni Islam, mainly businesspeople and entrepreneurs , share common tongue, mixture of Sindhi and Kutchi, and strongly connect themselves locally with well organized societies... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... The IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ« (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÛŒÙ„ÛŒ IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ«, Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¥Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÙŠÙ„ÙŠÙˆÙ† al-IsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyyÅ«n; Persian: Ø§Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÛŒÙ„ÛŒØ§Ù† EsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyÄn) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (IthnÄÊ¿ashariyya). ...

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 Liaquatabad Town. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ...

Neighbourhoods of Liaquatabad Town

Abbasi Shaheed ( or Paposhnagar) is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Bandhani Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Commerical Area is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Dak Khana is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Firdous Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Mujahid Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Nazimabad (Urdu: Ù†Ø§Ø¸Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is a suburb of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Qasimabad is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Rizvia Society is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Sharifabad is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Super Market is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

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See also

City District Government were introduced in 2000 by Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf. ... Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ... Lahore (Urdu: Ù„Ø§ÛÙˆØ±, Punjabi: Ù„ÛÙˆØ±, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and is the second most densely populated city in Pakistan. ...

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Categories: Towns in Karachi | Sindh geography stubs Karachi City is a federation of eighteen autonomous towns, formed in 2001 as the latest stage of a developing system of local government. ... Baldia Town is a town located in the western part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan with a population of more than 400,000 at the 1998 census. ... Bin Qasim Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gadap Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulberg Town (Urdu: Ú¯Ù„Ø¨Ø±Ú¯ ) is one of the towns in northern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Jamshed Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Kiamari Town (also spelt Keamari and Kemari) is the main coastal town of Karachi, located in the central and western parts of the city, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline with sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. ... Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River. ... Landhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Lyari Town is a town in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Malir Town is a small densely populated town in the eastern part of Karachi, with Jinnah International Airport and the Malir Cantonment to the west and north, the Malir River and Shah Faisal Town to the south and Gadap Town to the east across the Thado Nallo stream. ... New Karachi Town is a small densely populated town in the northern part of Karachi, located between the Lyari River, the Manghopir Hills and two major roads - Surjani Road to the north and Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain to the south. ... North Nazimabad Town is one of the neighborhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Orangi Town is a small densely populated town in the northwestern part of Karachi, bordered by New Karachi Town to the north across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Gulberg Town to the east across the Gujar Nala stream, Liaquatabad Town to the south, and SITE Town to the west. ... Saddar is one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Shah Faisal Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Sindh Industrial Trading Estate SITE Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

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