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Shah Faisal Town

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Country
  
Pakistan

Established
  
1951

Local time
  
Friday 9:25 AM

City District
  
Karachi

Website
  
shahfaisaltown.com

Province
  
Sindh

Shah Faisal Town

Union Councils
  
7 Al-Falah Society Drigh Colony Moria Khan Goth Natha Khan Goth Pak Sadat Colony Rafa-e-Aam Society Raita Plot

Office location
  
Town Municipal Administration, Shah Faisal Town, Extension elementary College Block-2, Shah Faisal Colony, near Superior Science College Karachi

Weather
  
28°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 63% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Chota Gate Bus Stop, Wireless Gate Crossing, Green Street, Refah E Aam Society

Neighborhoods
  
Shamsi Society, Golden Town, Azeem Pura

Colleges and Universities
  
Government Superior Science, Government Jamia Millia De, Khursheed Government Girls Coll, Allama Iqbal Governm

Restaurant for rent in karachi shah faisal town pakistan


Shah Faisal Town (Sindhi: شاہ فیصل ٽائون ‎Urdu: شاہ فیصل ٹاؤن ‎) is a small, densely populated town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The town is bordered by Malir Town to the northeast, Bin Qasim Town to the east, Korangi Town and Landhi Town to the south, and Faisal Cantonment and Malir Cantonment to the west and northwest. The Malir River forms the southern boundary of the town and the Shahrah-e-Faisal highway forms much of the northern boundary with the Jinnah International Airport at the northern end of the town.

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Map of Shah Faisal Town, Pakistan

Muhajirs form the majority in the town, followed by Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi and Pakhtoons.

History

The federal government introduced local government reforms in 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 its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal Town.

Neighbourhoods

Shah Faisal Town has twenty-one densely populated neighborhoods:

Wireless Gate

The Wireless Gate serves as a major entrance way to Shah Faisal Town. The name is derived from the abundance of telecommunication installations (PTA) and offices in the area. The area hosted a radio station until the early 1980s.

References

Shah Faisal Town Wikipedia