Abbasi Shaheed | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Sindh |
Subdivision Name2: | Karachi Central |
Subdivision Name3: | Karachi |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 75300 |
Abbasi Shaheed (Urdu: {{nq|عباسی شہید , Sindhi: عباسی شهيد) (or Paposh Nagar) is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is a part of Liaquatabad Town,[1] which was disbanded in 2011 and later restored in early 2022.[2]
Abbasi Shaheed neighborhood is located in Nazimabad around the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. This neighbourhood used to be known as Paposh Nagar.
The majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are Muhajirs, who migrated after the independence of Pakistan. There are several other ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.