Gulshan-e-Iqbal explained

Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Timezone:	PST
Named For:	Muhammad Iqbal
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1966
Utc Offset:	+5
Postal Code:	75300
Subdivision Name1:	Karachi East
Subdivision Type1:	District
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:	Town
Subdivision Type2:	City
Settlement Type:	Neighbourhood
Subdivision Name2:	Karachi
Subdivision Type3:	Country
Subdivision Name3:	Pakistan

Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|گلشن اقبال) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.^[1] It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,^[2] which was disbanded in 2011.

History

Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated in 1966 under Scheme 24 of Karachi Development Authority.^[3] The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.^[4]

The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal has been in poor condition since 1992. Gulshan Block 1 Area streets (1-5), which are behind the famous Practical center, face many difficulties in the rainy season between the months of July to September.^[5]

Demographics

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.^[6] According to the 2017 census, it has a total population of 841,800, out of the total population 433,347 are male, 408,298 are female, and 155 are transgender. The area has a population density of 29027.59.^[7]

Population by Mother tongue

Mother Languages^[8] !Gender!Urdu!Punjabi!Sindhi!Pashto!Balochi!Kashmiri!Saraiki!Hindko!Brahvi!Others

Male	206,213	45,120	44,289	27,720	12,741	1,804	55,673	9,044	1,193	29,550
Female	209,213	42,153	38,360	21,771	11,640	1,402	48,756	7,491	903	26,609
Transgender	650	310	130	11	-	19	25	1	-	8
Total	415,491	87,304	82,662	49,502	24,381	3,207	104,454	16,536	2,096	56,167

Subdivisions

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:

• Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
• Gulshan-e-Iqbal II

Gyms and sports complexes

• KMC Women Sports Complex^[9]
• Pavilion End Club (late) ^[10]
• National Sports Academy

Educational institutions

Universities

• Karachi University
• NED University
• Indus University
• Federal Urdu University
• Iqra University, Gulshan Campus
• Iqra University, Gulshan Campus 2
• ICMA International
• Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
• IUSS Gulshan Campus
• UIT University
• Federal Civil Defense Training School
• Al-Kawthar University
• Aligarh Institute of Technology
• Aga Khan University

Schools

• The Educator School
• Shaheen Public School
• Aitchison Model School
• Air Foundation School System Gulshan Campus
• Al Khair Education Foundation۔ الخیر ایجوکیشن فاؤنڈیشن
• Al Khaleej Islamic Education System
• Aligarh Academy
• All Saints School
• Beacon Light Academy Senior Campus
• Beaconhouse Gulshan Primary III
• Credo Preschool & Primary
• Credo School
• Froebel Girls Secondary campus E-115
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
• Little Star Secondary School
• Manhal Education
• National High School
• PakTurk Maarif International Schools & Colleges Girls Campus
• Sadequain Academy
• Seeding Grammar School
• The Academy School, Gulshan Block-7 Campus
• The City School - Gulshan A Level
• The City School Gulshan Junior Campus
• The Froebel's School KG Section
• The Smart School Fatima Jinnah Campus
• Vaila's School For Children With Special Needs
• Happy Home High School
• HHS pre-primary
• The times school
• The orchid school
• The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School
• The Vantage School
• Chiniot Islamia Public School

Colleges

• Bahria Foundation College
• Govt Degree Science and Commerce College (blk 7)
• SRE College
• Whales College
• Credo College
• Adler College

Islamic centers

• Jamia Masjid & Madrasa Muaz Ibn e Jabal Block 6
• Jamia Masjid e Quba blk 1
• Jamia Masjid e Siddiq e Akbar blk 1
• Masjid o Imambargah Madina-tul-Ilm (Nipa Chowrangi)
• Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi)
• Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
• Jamia Sattaria Islamia (Nipa Chowrangi)
• Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
• Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
• Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)
• Baitul Mukarram Masjid^[11]
• Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia^[12]

Parks

• Safari Park
• Al Huda Park
• Bagh-e- Kausar
• Aziz Bhatti Park
• Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)^[4]

Public parks

• Quba Masjid Park blk 1
• Amir Siddiqui Family Park & Ayeza Play Land
• Amir Zaki Shaheed Family Park (also called Family Park Block 5)
• Arshad Ali Sabri Family Park
• Bagh e Rizwan Family Park & Mini Zoo (also called Mehmood Ghaznavi Park)
• Bagh-e-Kausar Family Park
• Children Park KDA بچوں کا پارک
• Future Park Space
• Gulshan Family Park
• Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Play Ground
• Iftikhar Syed Sports Park
• Khwateen Park
• Nariyal Park
• Nasir Hussain Shaheed Family Park
• Social Welfare Society Park
• Tunkey Ground
• Women Sports Complex
• Azfa Altaf Park

Cemeteries

• Haji Leema Khan Gabol Goth Qabristan
• dalmia graveyard
• Hindu qabristan
• Shorab goth graveyard
• yaseenabad Qabristan
• Essa nagri Cementry
• Catija Sultan
• Gulshan-e-Ghazi Graveyard

See also

• Gulistan-e-Johar
• Gulzar-e-Hijri
• Moti Mahal
• Nasir Hussein Shaheed Hospital

External links

• Karachi Website (Archived)
• Town Municipal Administration Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

24.9167°N 72°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: گلشن اقبال کراچی .
2. Web site: Gulshan Town. 13 June 2006. City District Government of Karachi website. dead. 22 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010845/http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Gulshan.
3. Web site: گلشن اقبال کراچی .
4. Web site: Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan. https://web.archive.org/web/20130329142205/http://www.dream4traveling.com/gulshan-e-iqbal-boasts-some-of-the-best-gardens-of-pakistan/ . 2013-03-29. dead. 29 March 2013. 22 May 2022. Dream4traveling.com website.
5. Web site: Khanzada . Naeem . 2022-07-23 . Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles . 2022-09-29 . . en.
6. Book: Sardar . Ziauddin . Pakistan? . Yassin-Kassab . Robin . 2012 . Oxford University Press . 978-1-84904-223-9 . en . If we go to Gulshan or Nazimabad (Muhajir neighbourhoods) and we see all of the schools and the businesses and the clean roads, we realise, where are we living? But just as Muttahida [the MQM] did it for themselves, it's for us to worry.
7. Web site: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017 . 20 March 2023 .
8. Web site: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
9. Web site: 2022-02-16 . Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex . 2022-09-29 . . en.
10. Web site: Tanoli . Ishaq . 2021-06-14 . Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi . 2022-09-29 . . en.
11. Web site: 2021-07-08 . Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi . 2022-09-29 . . en.
12. Web site: HomePage . 2022-09-29 . Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia . en-US.