Federal B. Area
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Federal B. Area (
History
After the
There are several ethnic groups in the area including
When Pakistan came into being the port city of Karachi was chosen as the capital of the federation. An area within Karachi was selected to serve as the home of federal government offices and employees and house other important buildings. This area was named Federal Capital Area or F. C. Area. The residential area around F. C. Area came to be known as Federal B Area or F. B. Area. Block 14 has a notable Ansari House near Falah Mosque and
The area surrounding the F. C. and F. B. Areas were designated as buffer zones; all residential construction was barred in the buffer zone to keep the city's main population of Karachi away from the F. C. Area. However, when the capital was moved from Karachi to Islamabad, the F. C. Area's name was changed to Federal B Area.
There are 22 distinct blocks in Federal B Area. The blocks are also known by other names, including blocks 1 and 2 as Sharifabad, block 3 as
, and blocks 21 and 22 as the Industrial Area.Shahrah-e-Pakistan
Another aspect of the area's geography is that Shahrah-e-Pakistan runs through it. This main artery of the city roughly bisects the area into two zones. The importance of the road cannot be overlooked. It is the same road which runs from the Port of Karachi to all the way to Landi Kotal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Yousuf Plaza, built by Al Azam Builders, is located on Shahrah-e-Pakistan and contains around 1200 apartments, having approximately 10,000 residents. It also contains Sana's Mental Health Solutions, a psychology clinic under the supervision of Sana Asad. The biggest hospitals in the area are MAMJI Hospital, Federal Hospital and M. I. Hospital, which are also located on the main road.
Neighbourhoods
The area's councillor is Mudassir Hussain.
- Samanabad
- Ayesha Manzil
- Incholi
- Al-Noor
- Azizabad
- Karimabad
- Hussainabad
- Shafiq Mill Colony
- Naseerabad
- Water Pump
- Yaseenabad
- Dastagir
- Nomanabad Mansoora Block-16
See also
- Federal Capital Territory
- Gulberg Town
- Dastagir Colony
- Talimi Bagh
References
- ^ http://www.dawn.com/news/1202831, 'Culture centre, 'cinema' sealed in Karachi' in the Federal B. Area of Karachi, Dawn newspaper, Updated 26 August 2015, Retrieved 17 February 2017
- ^ "A story behind every name". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-02.