Malir Cantonment

Army
Cantonment
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
City District Karachi
Established 11 October 1948
GovernmentPakistan Army
 • Type Cantonment Board
 • President Brigadier Nusrat
 • Nominated Military Member Major Hamid Khan
 • Nominated Civil Member Dr. Farooq Khan Jadoon
Area
 • Total 42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2018)
 • Total 4,000
Time zone Pakistan Standard Time
 • Summer (DST) GMT +05:00
Area code(s) 02199247077
Website www.cbm.com.pk

The Army Cantonment (Urdu: آرمی چھاؤنی ‎) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment.

History

Declared a cantonment by the Royal British Government as POW Camp on 11 October 1948, in the exigencies of World War II, this cantonment was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1957. Army Cantonment has evolved into one of the coveted posh localities of Karachi. Housing the Cantonment Bazar Area, Defence Officers’ Housing Schemes l & ll, Askari-5 (army officers housing scheme), PAF Falcon Complex and approximately seventy Private Housing Schemes, Army Cantonment is stretched over an area of 12sq km. it is the end of Moinabad

Governance

Army Cantonment is administratively governed through "Cantonment Board ", a Local Body by its charter, under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence, through the Military Lands and Cantonment Department (ML&C), headed by a Director General. The governance of the Cantonment Board derives authority from the Cantonment Act, 1924 and rules and regulations made there under. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of Cantonment Board.

Population

Roughly it is around 4000 and includes all the ethnic and linguistic groups of Pakistan. Majority of its population consists of serving and retired armed services personnel along with civilians, bureaucrats and Individuals working for ministry of Defence.

Important landmarks

  • Combined Military Hospital CMH Malir Cantt
  • PAF Base Malir
  • Ordnance Center
  • Headquarters Mechanized Division
  • Headquarters Air Defence Division
  • SAAD (School of Army Air Defence)
  • Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB)
  • Defense officers housing scheme (DOHS 1 & 2)
  • Station Headquarters
  • Tipu Sultan Co-operative Housing Society [Exists within Cantonment Limits]
  • Gulshan-e-Roomi [Exists within Cantonment Limits]
  • Air Defence Brigade
  • Falcon Housing Scheme Phase II (Chota Gange) [Exists within Cantonment limits]
  • Saadi Town [Exists within Cantonment Limits]
  • Falcon Complex (AFOHS) Phase I Scheme for PAF Officers &
  • Sindh Baloch Cooperative Housing Society
  • ASKARI-V Housing Scheme.
  • KESC Society
  • Gulshan-e-Umair (Exists within Cantonment limits )
  • Cantt Broast.(Army Food Restaurant)
  • Rizwan Pakwan House.
  • Cantt Bazaar Area.
  • D. O. H. S. Phase I
  • D. O. H. S. Phase II
  • Air Defence Mart (A.D Mart)
  • Rehmat-e-Shireen (Bakery)

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Colleges and schools

  • Cantonment Board Girls School & Degree College..
  • Fazaia Intermediate College, Malir Cantt..
  • Army Public School and College System
  • Karachi Institute Of Medical Sciences, CMH Malir Cantt
  • Government Degree Science College, Malir Cantt
  • F G Public School Malir Cantt Karachi
  • Govt. Boys Secondary School..

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

Coordinates: 24°57′N 67°13′E / 24.950°N 67.217°E / 24.950; 67.217

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