Malir District should not be confused with Malir Cantonment.
| Malir District | |
| Native Name: | ضلع ملیر |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Settlement Type: | District of Sindh |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Headquarters |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malir |
| Subdivision Type4: | Preceded |
| Subdivision Name4: | District Karachi East (1972-1996) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Administration |
| Seat: | DMC Malir[1] |
| Government Footnotes: | [2] |
| Parts Type: | Administrative Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll,para |
| Parts: | 06 |
| P1: | Airport Subdivision Bin Qasim Subdivision Gadap Subdivision Ibrahim Hydri Subdivision Murad Memon Subdivision Shah Mureed Subdivision |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Governing Body: | Government of Karachi |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Irfan Salam Mirwani |
| Leader Title1: | Constituensy |
| Leader Name1: | NA-229 Karachi Malir-I NA-230 Karachi Malir-II NA-231 Karachi Malir-III |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,160 |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 2,419,736 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1,155,058 |
| Population Rural: | 1,264,678 |
| Population Demonym: | Karachiite |
| Timezone1: | PKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | DST is not observed |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 75050 |
| Area Code Type: | NWD (area) code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Established Title1: | Abolished |
| Established Title2: | Restored |
| Blank2 Info: | 42501-XXXXXXX-X |
| Blank2 Name: | CNIC Code of Malir District |
Malir District (ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع ملير) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996 by bifurcation of District Karachi East. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, District Malir had a population of 2,419,736 (2.4 million).
Before the independence of Pakistan, there were small villages of Sindhi and Kalmati Baloch in Gadap Town and Malir Town of modern Karachi. Now both towns have developed as the suburbs of the city because of the urban sprawl.[3]
Malir has been regarded in history as the countryside of Karachi City due to its open atmosphere and lush green farms, but now these are no more.[4]
Malir was once famous for its fruit and vegetable farms; but, now due to severe scarcity of groundwater, these farmlands are being converted into residential areas, thus increasing urbanization and environmental degradation. The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) has been concerned about drought and desertification in Malir district and has launched a campaign against illegal sand and gravel mining in the dry river beds of the Malir and its tributaries. Sand and gravel mining cause lowering of ground water, as rainwater cannot percolate in the aquifer. SCOPE is developing rainwater reservoirs in drought affected rural areas.[5]
Malir District was established in 1996.
Malir District was abolished in 2000 and divided into three towns namely:
On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored again Malir District.[6]
In 2022, a/c to Local Election Act -2022 (amended), Malir District was divided into three "Town Municipal Corporation" [7] namely:
Headed by its elected chairman and a vice-chairman.
and also 6 subdivisions namely:
Each subdivision's headed by an Assistant Commissioner.
At the time of the 2017 census, Malir had a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 63.69%: 69.85% for males and 56.43% for females. 1,066,712 (55.43%) lived in urban areas. 504,348 (26.21%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 416,512 households and a population of 2,403,959.[9]
The majority religion is Islam, with 96.45% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.82% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.66% of the population.[10]
At the time of the 2023 census, 34.98% of the population spoke Sindhi, 17.71% Pashto, 15.79% Urdu, 9.94% Punjabi, 7.88% Balochi, 5.69% Hindko and 3.22% Saraiki as their first language.[11]