Nazimabad Town (Urdu: ناظم آباد ٹاؤن) is an administrative subdivision within Karachi, Pakistan[4] that lies in the northern part of the city. It is named after the suburb of Nazimabad, which is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. It is formed in January 2022 as part of Karachi Central District, and is subdivided into 7 union councils.[5][6][7][8]

Nazimabad Town
ناظم آباد ٹاؤن
Official seal of Nazimabad Town
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
City DistrictKarachi Central
Union Councils
Government
 • TypeTown Municipal Corporation
 • ChairmanSyed Muhammad Muzaffar[1] (JI)
 • Vice ChairmanNoman Siddiqui[1]
(JI)
Time zonePST
Postal code
74600[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Results of Heads of Councils (Non UCs)" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "POST CODE DIRECTORY OF DELIVERY POST OFFICES" (PDF). pakpost.gov.pk. Pakistan Post. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Karachi Districts". click.gos.pk. CLICK - Local Government Department, Government of Sindh. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ Tahir Siddiqui (2022-01-08). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ Arshad Yousafzai; Oonib Azam (13 January 2022). "District Central may slip from Muttahida's hands". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act". Business Recorder (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj News. Retrieved 2023-12-29.