Karachi East District

Karachi East District (Urdu: ضلع کراچی شرقی ‎) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the eastern part of Karachi.

District of East Karachi
ضلع شرقی کراچی
Incumbent
Moeed Anwar
since 31 August 2016
AbbreviationDMC East
SeatDMC East office
AppointerElectorate of Karachi East District
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentSindh People's Local Government Ordinance 2013
Precursoroffice of the Town Nazims
Formation2013
DeputyAbdul Rauf Khan
Websitehttp://www.dmceast.gos.pk/

The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely:

On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi East District.[1]

In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District split up to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan. [2][3][4]

Administrative Towns in Karachi East

Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi East District.[5]

Jamshed Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Akhtar Colony
U.C. 2 Manzoor Colony
U.C. 3 Azam Basti
U.C. 4 Chanesar Goth
U.C. 5 Mahmudabad
U.C. 6 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
U.C. 7 P.E.C.H.S. II
U.C. 8 Jut Line
U.C. 9 Central Jacob Lines
U.C. 10 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 11 Garden East
U.C. 12 Soldier Bazar
U.C. 13 Pakistan Quarters

Gulshan Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Delhi Mercantile Society
U.C. 2 Civic Centre
U.C. 3 Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony
U.C. 4 Essa Nagri
U.C. 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal
U.C. 6 Gillani Railway Station
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar
U.C. 8 Jamali Colony
U.C. 9 Gulshan-e-Iqbal II
U.C. 10 Pehlwan Goth
U.C. 11 Matrovil Colony
U.C. 12 Gulzar-e-Hijri
U.C. 13 Safooran Goth
Karachi Safari Park is located in Gulshan Town
National Cricket Stadium, Karachi

Hospital and health care facilities

There are several healthcare facilities in the East District. They include the Aga khan university hospital[6] Liaquat national hospital[7]

Education Center

there is several education center in district east like NED university of Engineering and Technology [8] , University of Karachi[9] & Dow University of Health Sciences(Ojha Campus),

See also
  • Sindh Baloch Cooperative Housing Society

References
  1. Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  2. Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
  4. Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website
  5. Districts in Karachi
  6. https://www.agakhanhospitals.org/AKUH
  7. http://www.lnh.edu.pk/
  8. https://www.neduet.edu.pk/
  9. http://www.uok.edu.pk/


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