North Karachi is a suburb of North Nazimabad Town

North Nazimabad Town

North Nazimabad Town is a town in the northern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. North Nazimabad named as such in reference to it being north of the suburb of Nazimabad...

 in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. North Karachi is located between the Lyari River

Lyari River

Lyari River is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Monora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one being Malir River. The river is about 50 kilometres long...

, the Manghopir Hills

Manghopir Hills

Manghopir Hills are located in between Karachi District of Sindh and Lasbela District of Balochistan in Pakistan.The City District Government of Karachi is building a resort and recreational area in Manghopir Hills in Gadap Town....

 and two major roads - Surjani Road to the north and Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain to the south. To the north and west lies Gadap Town

Gadap Town

Gadap Town is a town located in the northwestern part of Karachi with the Hub River on its western limits also forming the provincial border between Sindh and Balochistan, while to the north and east are Dadu District and the Kirthar Mountains....

, and to the south lie the towns of Gulberg

Gulberg

Gulberg can refer to:* Gulberg, Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan* Gulberg in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan* Gulberg , in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan...

 and North Nazimabad

North Nazimabad

North Nazimabad is a suburb of North Nazimabad Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. North Nazimabad was developed in early 1950s to settle Muslim refugees in Pakistan.-History:...

. The population of New Karachi Town was estimated to be about 500,000 at the 1998 census. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis

Punjabi people

The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

, Sindhis

Sindhi people

Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...

, Kashmiris

Kashmiri people

The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...

, Seraikis

Saraiki people

The Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...

, Pakhtuns

Pashtun people

Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

, Balochis

Baloch people

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, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

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See also

• Buffer Zone II
• Buffer Zone
• Farooq-e-Azam
  Farooq-e-Azam
  Farooq-e-Azam is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The neighbourhood houses Block I, J and K. Block I and K are residential and commercial, while Block J is completely residential...
  
  
• Hyderi
  Hyderi
  Hyderi is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Hyderi including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...
  
  
• Khandu Goth
  Khandu Goth
  Khandu Goth is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Khandu Goth including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...
  
  
• Nusrat Bhutto Colony
  Nusrat Bhutto Colony
  Nusrat Bhutto Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Nusrat Bhutto Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population...
  
  
• Pahar Ganj
• Paposh Nagar
  Paposh Nagar
  Paposh Nagar or Paposhnagar is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Paposhnagar was named due to footwear and leather workshops and boutiques in the 1950-1970s...
  
  
• Sakhi Hassan
  Sakhi Hassan
  Sakhi Hassan is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Sakhi Hasan is named as the shrine of a pious man Sakhi Hasan is there. There is another mazar of a pious man and famous poet Behzad Lakhnavi. This area is densely populated. The last stop of 2K bus is...
  
  
• Shadman Town
  Shadman Town
  Shadman Town is one of the neighbourhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Shadman Town is one of the beautiful areas of North Nazimabad. Many shops are situated here. Anda More is a big market place and also a bus stop. It is so named because it is shaped like an egg. Shadman...
  
  
• City District Government
• Karachi
  Karachi
  Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
  
  
• Baradari
  Baradari
  Baradari or Birâdrî means Brotherhood originating from the Persian word "Baradar" or "Birâdar" meaning "Brother". In Pakistan and India it is used to denote a number of social strata among South Asian Muslims...
  
  
• Muslim Town