Abbasi Shaheed Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbasi Shaheed neighborhood is part of Liaquatabad Town. City District Government of Karachi website. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613011111/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Liaquatabad . 13 June 2006. 2 January 2023.
  2. (Tahir Siddiqui) Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government) Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 January 2022, Retrieved 2 January 2023