Gulshan-e-Iqbal

This article is about the Karachi suburb. For the defunct administrative unit that existed between 2001 and 2011, see Gulshan Town.

Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: گلشن اقبال) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) 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.

Gulshan-e-Iqbal گلشن اقبال
Neighbourhood
A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
District	Karachi East
City	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Founded	1966
Named for	Muhammad Iqbal
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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

Population distribution of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Census 2017

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

References

1. "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
2. "Gulshan Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
3. "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
4. "Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan". Dream4traveling.com website. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
5. Khanzada, Naeem (23 July 2022). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
6. Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin (2012). Pakistan?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-223-9. 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. "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
9. "Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex". Business Recorder. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
10. Tanoli, Ishaq (14 June 2021). "Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
11. "Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
12. "HomePage". Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

External links

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

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