Sohrab Goth Town Explained

Sohrab Goth Town^[1] (Urdu: سہراب گوٹھ ) is a suburban area in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011.^[2] It acts as an entry point to Karachi from the rest of Pakistan. There is a bridge over the Lyari River connecting other areas of Karachi to Sohrab Goth. Bridge building started in 2000 and was completed in 2006.

Sohrab Goth is an illegal goth settlement on encroached land public land built in 1970s.^[3] ^[4]

The 2019 Azadi March commenced from this city.^[5]

Population

Sohrab Goth Town has a total population of 428,000.

Demography

Sohrab Goth is the Pashtun-dominated area. Other ethnic-groups include Sindhi, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Balochs, Memons, etc.

See also

Lalu Goth

References

Notes and References

Web site: 2022-02-16. Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase. 2022-02-17. ARY NEWS. en-US.
http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Baldia Baldia Town
http://tribune.com.pk/story/684459/illegal-constructions-encroachments-in-sohrab-goth-removed/ Illegal constructions: Encroachments in Sohrab Goth removed
http://www.areu.org.af/Uploads/EditionPdfs/509E-Afghans%20in%20Karachi-CS-web.pdf Aghans in Karachi
Web site: JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan . Dawn . Imtiaz . Ali . Shahid . Ghazali. Syed. Ali Shah. Mohammad. Hussein Khan. Javed. Hussein. 27 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309004137/https://www.dawn.com/news/1513244 . 9 March 2020.