Qayyumabad Explained

Qayyumabad (Urdu: قیوم آباد ) is a suburb of Korangi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.^[1] Confined within 109 acres, Qayyumabad is one of the most densely populated and polluted residential areas of Karachi. It is home to more than 70,000 people — including Pakhtun, Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch and Urdu-speaking ethnicities, as well as Christians and scheduled caste Hindus. A report by Dawn suggests that DHA has illegally grabbed 53 acres belonging to Qayyumabad.^[2]

History

Qayyumabad is named after Begum Qayyum.^[3]

External links

• Karachi website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060613011024/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Korangi Korangi

34.4833°N 101°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Shah%20Faisal Shah Faisal - Government of Karachi
2. News: Fahim. Zaman . Naziha Syed. Ali. Qayyumabad's long battle against DHA. 22 August 2016. Dawn. 22 August 2016.
3. Web site: کچے گھر تھے اور جھونپڑیاں.... Daily Jang.