Gulshan-e-Iqbal

Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: گلشن اقبال) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 15,16,17,18) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[2] which was disbanded in 2011.

This article is about the Karachi suburb. For the defunct administrative unit that existed between 2001 and 2011, see Gulshan Town.

Gulshan-e-Iqbal
گلشن اقبال
Neighbourhood
A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
DistrictKarachi East
CityKarachi
CountryPakistan
Founded1966
Named forMuhammad Iqbal
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

History

Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated under in 1966 under Scheme 24 of Karachi Development Authority.[3] The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.[4]

The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal is in a bad shape since 1992. Especially Gulshan Block 1 Area streets(1-5) which are behind the famous Practical center, face many difficulties in rainy season between the months of July to September. [5]

Demographics
A graph showing population of the area
Population Distribution of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Census 2017

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.[6] This census is from the year 2017.It has a total population of 841,800, out of the total population 433,347 are male, 408,298 are female, and 155 are transgenders. The area has a population density of 29027.59.[7]

Population by Mother tongue
Mother Languages[8]
Gender Urdu Punjabi Sindhi Pashto Balochi Kashmiri Saraiki Hindko Brahvi Others
Male 206,213 45,120 44,289 27,720 12,741 1,804 55,673 9,044 1,193 29,550
Female 209,213 42,153 38,360 21,771 11,640 1,402 48,756 7,491 903 26,609
Transgender 65 31 13 11 - 1 25 1 - 8
Total 415,491 87,304 82,662 49,502 24,381 3,207 104,454 16,536 2,096 56,167

Subdivisions

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:

  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal II

Gyms and sports complexes

Educational Institutions

Universities

Schools
  • The Educator School
  • Shaheen Public School
  • Aitchison Model School
  • Air Foundation School System Gulshan Campus
  • Al Khair Education Foundation۔ الخیر ایجوکیشن فاؤنڈیشن
  • Al Khaleej Islamic Education System
  • Aligarh Academy
  • All Saints School
  • Beacon Light Academy Senior Campus
  • Beaconhouse Gulshan Primary III
  • Credo Preschool & Primary
  • Credo School
  • Froebel Girls Secondary campus E-115
  • Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Little Star Secondary School
  • Manhal Education
  • National High School
  • PakTurk Maarif International Schools & Colleges Girls Campus
  • Sadequain Academy
  • Seeding Grammar School
  • The Academy School, Gulshan Block-7 Campus
  • The City School - Gulshan A Level
  • The City School Gulshan Junior Campus
  • The Froebel's School KG Section
  • The Smart School Fatima Jinnah Campus
  • Vaila's School For Children With Special Needs
  • Happy Home High School
  • HHS pre-primary
  • The times school
  • The orchid school
  • The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School

Colleges
  • Bahria Foundation College
  • Govt Degree Science and Commerce College (blk 7)
  • SRE College

Islamic centers
  • Jamia Masjid e Quba blk 1
  • Jamia Masjid e Siddiq e Akbar blk 1
  • Masjid o Imambargah Madina-tul-Ilm (Nipa Chowrangi)
  • Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi)
  • Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
  • Jamia Sattaria Islamia (Nipa Chowrangi)
  • Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
  • Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
  • Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)
  • Baitul Mukarram Masjid[11]
  • Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia[12]

Parks
  • Safari Park
  • Aziz Bhatti Park
  • Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)[4]

Public Parks
  • Quba Masjid Park blk 1
  • Amir Siddiqui Family Park & Ayeza Play Land
  • Amir Zaki Shaheed Family Park (also called Family Park Block 5)
  • Arshad Ali Sabri Family Park
  • Bagh e Rizwan Family Park & Mini Zoo (also called Mehmood Ghaznavi Park)
  • Bagh-e-Kausar Family Park
  • Children Park KDA بچوں کا پارک
  • Future Park Space
  • Gulshan Family Park
  • Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Play Ground
  • Iftikhar Syed Sports Park
  • Khwateen Park
  • Nariyal Park
  • Nasir Hussain Shaheed Family Park
  • Social Welfare Society Park
  • Tunkey Ground
  • Women Sports Complex

Cemetery
  • Haji Leema Khan Gabol Goth Qabristan
  • dalmia graveyard
  • Hindu qabristan
  • Shorab goth graveyard
  • yaseenabad Qabristan
  • Essa nagri Cementry
  • Catija Sultan
  • Gulshan-e-Ghazi Graveyard

See also

References
  1. "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
  2. "Gulshan Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
  4. "Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan". Dream4traveling.com website. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. Khanzada, Naeem (23 July 2022). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin (2012). Pakistan?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-223-9. If we go to Gulshan or Nazimabad (Muhajir neighbourhoods) and we see all of the schools and the businesses and the clean roads, we realise, where are we living? But just as Muttahida [the MQM] did it for themselves, it's for us to worry
  7. "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. "Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex". Business Recorder. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. Tanoli, Ishaq (14 June 2021). "Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  11. "Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. "HomePage". Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

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