Gulshan-e-Iqbal

{{About|the Karachi suburb|the defunct administrative unit that existed between 2001 and 2011|Gulshan Town}}

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{{Nastaliq| گلشنِ اقبال }}

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| named_for = Muhammad Iqbal

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| established_date = 1966

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Gulshan-e-Iqbal ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|گلشنِ اقبال}}}}) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.{{cite web | url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1151308 | title=گلشن اقبال کراچی }} It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,{{cite web|url=http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Gulshan|archive-date=13 June 2006|website=City District Government of Karachi website|title=Gulshan Town|url-status=dead|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010845/http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Gulshan}} which was disbanded in 2011.

History

Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated in 1966 under Scheme 24 of Karachi Development Authority.{{cite web | url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1151308 | title=گلشن اقبال کراچی }} The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.{{cite web|url=http://www.dream4traveling.com/gulshan-e-iqbal-boasts-some-of-the-best-gardens-of-pakistan/ |title=Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329142205/http://www.dream4traveling.com/gulshan-e-iqbal-boasts-some-of-the-best-gardens-of-pakistan/ |date=2013-03-29|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2013|access-date=22 May 2022|website=Dream4traveling.com website}}

The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal has been in poor condition since 1992. Gulshan Block 1 Area streets (1-5), which are behind the famous Practical center, face many difficulties in the rainy season from July to September.{{Cite web |last=Khanzada |first=Naeem |date=2022-07-23 |title=Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2367566/gulshan-e-iqbal-in-a-shambles |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}

Demographics

File:Population of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.png

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.{{Cite book |last1=Sardar |first1=Ziauddin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8WHCwAAQBAJ&q=muhajir |title=Pakistan? |last2=Yassin-Kassab |first2=Robin |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-1-84904-223-9 |language=en |quote=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}} According to the 2017 census, it has a total population of 841,800, including 433,347 male, 408,298 female, and 155 transgender residents. The area has a population density of 29027.59.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/09301.pdf |access-date=20 March 2023 }}

= Population by Mother tongue =

class="wikitable"

|+Mother Languages{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/09311.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics }}

!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

|650

|310

|130

|11

| -

|19

|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
Gulshan-e-Iqbal 13D

== Gyms and sports complexes ==

KMC Women Sports Complex{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-02-16 |title=Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40154740 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Business Recorder |language=en}}
Pavilion End Club (late) {{Cite web |last=Tanoli |first=Ishaq |date=2021-06-14 |title=Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1629337 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Dawn |language=en}}
National Sports Academy

Educational institutions

= Universities =

Karachi University
NED University
Indus University
Federal Urdu University
Iqra University, Gulshan Campus
Iqra University, Gulshan Campus 2
ICMA International
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
IUSS Gulshan Campus
UIT University
Federal Civil Defense Training School
Al-Kawthar University
Aligarh Institute of Technology
Aga Khan University

= Schools =

The Educator School
Shaheen Public School
Aitchison Model School
Air Foundation School System Gulshan Campus
Al Khair Education Foundation
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
The Vantage School
Chiniot Islamia Public School

= Colleges =

Bahria Foundation College
Govt Degree Science and Commerce College (blk 7)
SRE College
Whales College
Credo College
Adler College

Islamic centers

Jamia Masjid & Madrasa Muaz Ibn e Jabal Block 6
Jamia Masjid e Quba blk 1
Jamia Masjid e Siddiq e Akbar blk 3
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{{Cite web |date=2021-07-08 |title=Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2309447/mufti-taqi-usmani-says-safe-after-attempted-knife-attack-in-karachi |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}
Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia{{Cite web |last= |title=HomePage |url=https://khanqah.org/v8/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia |language=en-US}}

Parks

Safari Park
Al Huda Park
Bagh-e- Kausar
Aziz Bhatti Park
Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)

= 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
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
Azfa Altaf Park

Cemeteries

Haji Leema Khan Gabol Goth graveyard
Dalmia graveyard
Graveyard of the Hindu community
Shorab Goth graveyard
Yaseenabad graveyard
Essa Nagri cemetery
Catija Sultan
Gulshan-e-Ghazi graveyard

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090420124923/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/ Karachi Website (Archived)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110812204630/http://www.sdssp.gov.pk/docs/projectdocuments/asp/TMA%20GI%20Town.pdf Town Municipal Administration Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town]

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Category:Neighbourhoods of Karachi

Category:Gulshan Town

Category:Karachi East District

Category:Memorials to Muhammad Iqbal