Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن لياقت آباد ٽائون | |
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.jpg) A view of Liaquatabad, Karachi | |
 Liaquatabad Town was divided into 11 Union Councils | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′01″N 67°02′41″E / 24.9002°N 67.0446°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Nazim | Osama Qadri |
| • Naib Nazim | Tasnimul Hassan Farooqui |
| • Municipal Officer | Ghufran Ahmed |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 649,091 |
| Office Location | Town Municipal Administration Liaquatabad Town, Shahrah-e-Ibne Sina, Gujar Nala, Nazimabad No.2, Karachi 74600 |
Liaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیا قت آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the central part of the city. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later was restored by the government in early 2022.[1] Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.
History[edit]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Liaquatabad Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.
Neighbourhoods[edit]
Important information[edit]
Hospitals and dispensaries[edit]
- 26 Public/Private Hospitals
- Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
- Sindh Government Hospital
- 10 Dispensaries
- Imam Zainul Abedin Hospital
Libraries[edit]
- Super Market Library
- Hasrat Mohani Library
- Usmania Library
- Al-Hudda Library
- Nadir Library
- Ghalid Library
- Zain library
Post offices[edit]
- 5 Post Offices
Police stations[edit]
- 7 Police Stations
PS Liaqatabad PS shareefabad PS Super Market PS Nazimabad PS Gulbahar PS Rizvia
Religious places[edit]
- 6 Imam Bargah
- 6 Mandir
- 3 Churches
- 3 Jamatkhanas
- Sultanabad Jamatkhana
- Amynabad Jamatkhana
- Nazimabad Jamatkhana
- Aurangabad Junagadh State Sindhi Jamat
Graveyards[edit]
- C 1 Area Graveyard
- Liaquatabad Graveyard
- Khamosh Colony Graveyard
- Khaji Ground Graveyard
Railway station[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Liaquatabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2023.