North Nazimabad Town
 | This article possibly contains original research. (May 2016) |
North Nazimabad
شمالی ناظم آباد | |
|---|---|
 Buffer Zone | |
 Union councils of North Nazimabad Town | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Union Councils | |
| Website | North Nazimabad Town Page |
North Nazimabad Town (Template:Lang-ur) 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.
History
This suburb developed as KDA Scheme no 2 was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin who was the second Governor-General of Pakistan and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well. In late 1958, the northern area of Nazimabad, was to be developed as KDA Scheme 2 aka Taimooria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Taimooria.[1]
North Nazimabad Town has a comparatively high literacy rate amongst other towns in whole Pakistan [2] and a relatively low crime rate.
Town structure
The Karachi municipality was divided was into 18 zones or towns in 2000. North Nazimabad is one of the towns. North Nazimabad itsself is divided into 14 Blocks namely from Block A-N supervised by Dr Noman Ahmed and Rahat Arsalan.[3] The Block A has become the most expensive area of North Nazimabad (according to Dawn newspaper report).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News".
- ^ North Nazimabad town, retrieved 05-23-2010.
- ^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/899496/envisioning-north-nazimabad-as-a-socially-vibrant-urban-space/
- ^ "Image". epaper.dawn.com.
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