Karachi Division
Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن | ||
|---|---|---|
Dialling code 021 | | |
Karachi Division (
History
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 1972,
South
.
In 1996, Two (02) more districts
Central and Malir
was created in Karachi division.
The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of
DCO City District government Karachi
.
On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored 5 districts of Karachi division.[6]
In November 2013, a new district (sixth),
In August 2020,
Recently, Sindh Government renamed the four existing Districts to their famous areas names.
| Old Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Karachi South District | Karachi District
|
| Karachi Central District | Nazimabad District
|
| Karachi East District | Gulshan District
|
| Karachi West District | Orangi District
|
Currently, Sindh government is planning to create Bin Qasim district after bifurcating Malir district.
Districts of Karachi Division
There are seven districts of Karachi, namely:
- Nazimabad District (officially renamed)[9]
- Gulshan District (officially renamed)[10]
- Karachi District (officially renamed)[11]
- Orangi District (officially renamed)[12]
- Korangi District
- Malir District
- Keamari District
CNIC Codes
- Nazimabad District42101
- Gulshan District42201
- Karachi District42301
- Orangi District42401
- Gulshan District
- Malir District 42501
- Orangi District
References
- ^ "Commissioner Karachi Winter Basketball Coaching Camp starts". The Nation (newspaper). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b "New district in Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari
- ^ City District Government Karachi Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News International on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 5 August 2012
- ^ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
- ^ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
- ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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