Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن | |
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.jpg) A view of Liaquatabad, Karachi | |
 Liaquatabad Town was divided into 07 Union Committees | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′01″N 67°02′41″E / 24.9002°N 67.0446°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Nazimabad District | Karachi Division |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Committees | 07
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Town Chairman | Faraz Haseeb |
| • Constituensy | NA-249 Karachi Central-III |
| • National Assembly Member | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui (Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 547,706 |
| • Density | 91,284.33/km2 (236,425.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| Postal code | 75900 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Office Location | Town Municipal Administration Liaquatabad Town, Shahrah-e-Ibne Sina, Gujar Nala, Nazimabad No.2, Karachi 74600 |
Liaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the central part of the city of Karachi, in Pakistan. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later restored by the government in early 2022.[1] Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.
Town Municipal Committee
As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi Central District has five towns.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- New Karachi Town
- North Nazimabad Town
- Gulberg Town
- Liaquatabad Town
- Nazimabad Town
History
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Liaquatabad Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.
Demography
There are several ethnic groups in Liaquatabad sub-division. The total population of Liaquatabad Sub-Division is 547,706, consisting of 289,338 males and 258,266 females as of the 2023 Pakistani census.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[8] | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 89.10% | 488,031 |
| Punjabi | 2 | 3.17% | 17,412 |
| Saraiki | 3 | 1.72% | 9,447 |
| Balochi | 4 | 1.37% | 7,542 |
| Sindhi | 5 | 1.02% | 5,599 |
| Pashto | 6 | 0.43% | 2,409 |
| Others | 7 | 3.15% | 17,266 |
| All | 8 | 100% | 547,706 |
Religions
There are 539,707 Muslims, 6,164 Christians, 1,617 Hindus, 129 Ahmadiyya, 15 scheduled castes, 25 Sikhs, zero Parsis and 49 others of total population 547,706 of Liaquatabad sub-division.
Union Committees
07 Union Committees of Liaquatabad in Town Municipal Corporation
| Sub Sr Number | Councils Falling in District (Nazimabad) | Number of Union Committee | Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TMC Liaquatabad | UC#01 | Moosa Colony |
| 2 | UC#02 | Sharifabad | |
| 3 | UC#03 | Bundhani Colony | |
| 4 | UC#04 | Ibn-e-Sina | |
| 5 | UC#05 | Commercial Area | |
| 6 | UC#06 | Dak khana | |
| 7 | UC#07 | C-Area |
Neighbourhoods
- Abbasi Shaheed[10]
- Bandhani Colony
- Commercial Area[10]
- Dak Khana
- Firdous Colony[10]
- Mujahid Colony
- Tughlaqabad
- Liaquatabad
- Nazimabad[10]
- Qasimabad[10]
- Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.) (Rizvia Co-operative Housing Society)[10]
- Sharifabad
- Gharibabad
- Super Market
- Khamosh Colony
- Gulbahar
- Teen Hatti
- Usmania Colony
Constituency
See also
References
- ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Maher, Mahim (20 July 2022). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Rizwan (18 June 2023). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Mirbahar, TMC Moriro. "Welcome to TMC Moriro Mirbahar". tmcmirbahar.gos.pk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (17 January 2023). "Three-tier municipal set-up of Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Mehdi, Sajjad (15 June 2023). "Who controls Karachi 25 towns". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Maher, Mahim (20 July 2022). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Table 11 – Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c d e f "Liaquatabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2023.