Summary
North Nazimabad Town (Urdu: نارتھ ناظم آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union councils and North Nazimabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.
North Nazimabad Town
نارتھ ناظم آباد ٹاؤن نارٿ ناظم آباد ٽائون | |
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 North Nazimabad Town was divided into 10 Union Councils | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Union Councils | 10[1]
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In January 2022, the town system was restored by a Government of Sindh notification dividing Karachi into 26 towns and 233 union councils.[2][3]
History edit
2000 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, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including North Nazimabad Town.
2011 edit
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
2015 edit
In 2015, North Nazimabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.
Demography edit
Muhajirs form the majority of north nazimabad's population.[4] There are several minority ethnic groups in North Nazimabad including:Bohras, Ismailis, Kutchis, Punjabis, and Pakhtuns.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification" (PDF). lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department - Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "North Nazimabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Cheema, FK. "My Experience of Free, Fair and Transparent General Elections 2018". Hilal. 55 (8): 58–59 – via MasterFILE.
External links edit
Media related to North Nazimabad Town at Wikimedia Commons
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