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| Country |  Pakistan |
| City | Karachi |
| District | Karachi East |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | (GMT +5) |
| Postal code | 75300 |
Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society (PECHS), Block 2 (biggest block of PECHS) is a neighborhood inKarachi East district ofKarachi,Pakistan. It was founded by Mehmood Ahmad Nizami in 1950, three years after Pakistan was founded by Quaid-e-AzamMohammad Ali Jinnah. Nizami lived in the same society and also createdthe first house in PECHS where some of his descendants now live. It is considered a historical site. PECHS was previously administered as part ofJamshed Town,[1] which was disbanded in 2011.
There are several ethnic groups includingUrdu Speaking,Baltis,Punjabis,Sindhis,Christians,Kashmiris,Seraikis,Pakhtuns,Balochis,Memons,Bohras andIsmailis.
Over 98 percent of the population isMuslim with smallChristian,Hindu, and other minorities.
24°52′10″N67°03′41″E / 24.8694°N 67.0613°E /24.8694; 67.0613
