Official Name: | Qazi Ahmed |
Native Name: | قاضی احمد |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 1300px |
Coordinates: | 26.4083°N 68.1564°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan Sindh#Pakistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nawabshah District |
Population Total: | 24305 |
Total Type: | City |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Area Code: | 0244 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Established Title: | Taluka Status |
Established Date: | 14 Nov 1989 |
Kazi Ahmed also Qazi Ahmed, is a town in Shaheed Benazir Abad District (formerly Nawabshah), Sindh province, Pakistan. The town lies on the National Highway between Moro and Sakrand cities. After the construction of Amri Bridge, Kazi Ahmed has become a commercial hub for locals.
The town is named after Qazi Ahmad Dimmai (Qudus Sarhu), an 18th-century Sufi saint[2] who settled in the area and whose shrine is in the town as well.
The current town and Headquarter of Qazi Ahmed taluka was the part of Sakrand Taluka and Daulatpur was the part of Moro taluka before 1989.
In 14 Nov 1989, On the bifurcation of Nawabshah District to the Creation of Naushahro Feroze district some areas of Moro taluka (Daulatpur town) and some areas of Sakrand Taluka (Qazi Ahmed town) merged to created a new Daulatpur Taluka (HQ Daulatpur Town)[3] but in 22 Oct 2009 Taluka renamed and Headquarter also shifted to Qazi Ahmed.[4]
Summertime highs might be as high as 51 degrees Celsius. Additionally, a variety of crops are grown in the agricultural territory that surrounds the town. Sugarcane, wheat, rice, and cotton are some of these crops.