Malir District

Malir District (Urdu: ضلع ملیر ‎) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

District of Malir
ضلع ملیر
DMC Malir
Incumbent
Jan Muhammad Baloch
since 31 August 2016
AbbreviationDMC Malir
SeatDMC Malir Karachi office
AppointerElectorate of District Malir, Karachi
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentSindh People's Local Government Ordinance 2013
PrecursorTown Nazims
Formation2013
DeputyAbdul Khaliq Murwat
This article is about eastern district of Karachi. For the defunct administrative unit that existed between 2001 and 2011, see Malir Town.

Malir District was abolished in 2000 and divided into three towns namely:

On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored again Malir District.[1]

Malir has been regarded in history as the countryside of Karachi City due to its open atmosphere and lush green farms, but now these are no more. Before the independence of Pakistan, there were small villages of Sindhi and Kalmati Baloch in the Gadap Town and Malir Town of modern Karachi. Now both towns are developed as the suburbs of the city because of the urban sprawl.

Malir was once famous for its fruit and vegetable farms; but, now due to severe scarcity of groundwater, these farmlands are being converted into residential areas, thus increasing urbanization and environmental degradation. The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) has been concerned about drought and desertification in Malir district and has launched a campaign against illegal sand and gravel mining in dry river beds of Malir and its tributaries. Because sand and gravel mining cause lowering of ground water, as rainwater can cannot percolate in the aquifer. SCOPE is developing rainwater reservoirs in drought affected rural areas.


Demographics

There are several ethnic groups in Malir Town including Sindhis, Punjabis, Muhajirs, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Brahuis, Christians, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, however Sindhi and Baloch form majority in the town. Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat was a Sufi master in Malir neighbourhood of Malir Town.

Epidemic of mysterious Chikungunya virus

Due to pollution, mainly resulting from garbage dumps and overflow of sewerage water, Emergency declared in Malir Town, as thousands of patients were affected by mysterious Chikungunya virus in December, 2016. Despite joint denial by WHO and Health Ministry of Pakistan, Provincial Government of Sindh discloses that aedes aegypti mosquito is responsible for spreading Chikungunya in the area.[2][3]

References
  1. Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  2. Khawar Khan (20 December 2016). "More patients arrive at Karachi hospital with symptoms of mysterious virus". Geo News tv. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Aedes aegypti mosquito responsible for Chikungunya virus in Karachi: report". Dunya News tv. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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