Jamshed Quarters جمشید کوارٹرز | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City | Karachi |
| District | Karachi East |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 75300 |
Jamshed Quarters (Urdu:جمشید کوارٹرز) is a residential neighborhood in theKarachi East district ofKarachi,Pakistan. It is administered as part ofJamshed Town,[1] which was disbanded in 2011 before being restored in early 2022. To the northwest isLiaquatabad Town across theLyari River, while to the east isGulshan Town and to the southeast isKorangi Town across theMalir River. Jamshed Town is bordered byKarachi Cantonment andClifton Cantonment to the west.
Several ethnic groups reside in Jamshed Quarters including Muhajirs,Sindhis,Punjabis,Saraikis,Pashtuns,Balochis,Memons,Bohras, Kutchi,Ismailis, with a minority but significantChristian population comprising various ethnicities. The former religious make-up of the population here included Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Parsis and Jews.[2]
Jamshed Quarters has a big Imam Bargah and the MasjidJamia Binoria.[3]
Jamshed Quarters was developed byJamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta in 1922 and was named after him. In the same year 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office he occupied till October 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952.[2][4]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of its five districts into a new Karachi City-District with 26 autonomous constituent towns including Jamshed Town. As of the2024 Pakistan General Elections, the PS-105 constituency is represented byPakistan Peoples Party'sSaeed Ghani.
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