Paposh Nagar or Paposhnagar (Urdu: پاپوش نگر) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan.[2]
Paposh Nagar پاپوش نگر | |
|---|---|
 Paposh Nagar, Karachi | |
| District | Karachi Central |
| City | Karachi |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Town | Nazimabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| • Chairman | Muhammad Iqbal[1] (JI) |
| • Vice Chairman | Aftab Hameed[1] (JI) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
There are several ethnic groups in Paposh Nagar including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis and Christians.
Etymology edit
The etymology of Paposhnagar is that the words (Pa means foot ; posh means to wear ; nagar means town') due to footwear and leather workshops and boutiques in the 1950-1970s.[3][4]
After the construction of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, this area slowly became identified with the hospital.[5]
Most of the footwear workshops have moved to other industrial and commercial areas of Karachi meanwhile some small business related to footwear business still have workshops in Chandni Chowk area. Majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are Muhajirs who settled after the independence of Pakistan. The area was beautifully designed, with at least one central park, mosque and children playground and was linked with the rest of the city with Orangi railway station from where commuters can travel to westbound S.I.T.E. and eastbound towards the Karachi airport.
In popular culture edit
- In 2021, Express Entertainment released a serial titled as "Paposh Nagar Ki Neelam" depicting story of a girl from the neighborhood of Paposh Nagar.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "As votes recounted, PPP loses 2 UCs to JI in Karachi City Council". Aaj TV. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "North Nazimabad Town - Paposh Nagar union council". City Government of Karachi website. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Naqvi, Sibtain (30 July 2017). "Cities: A Karachi By Any Other Name (includes Paposh Nagar locality)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Saadia Qamar (7 October 2010). "Spinning away (Paposh Nagar's shopkeepers)". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Abbassi Shaheed Hospital". Karachi Medical & Dental College website. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Paposh Nagar Ki Neelam". Express Entertainment. 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links edit
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