Gulshan-e-Iqbal

Gulshan-e-Iqbal
گلشنِ اقبال
Gulshan-e-Iqbal ; گلشنِ اقبال
Neighbourhood
	A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
District	Karachi East
City	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Founded	1966
Named for	Muhammad Iqbal
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: 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.^[1] It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,^[2] which was disbanded in 2011.

History

Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated 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 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.^[5]

Demographics

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.^[6] 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.^[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	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

Gyms and sports complexes

KMC Women Sports Complex^[9]
Pavilion End Club (late) ^[10]
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۔ 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
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 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
Al Huda Park
Bagh-e- Kausar
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
Azfa Altaf Park

Cemeteries

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

References

^ "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
^ "Gulshan Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Khanzada, Naeem (23 July 2022). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ 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
^ "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex". Business Recorder. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ Tanoli, Ishaq (14 June 2021). "Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "HomePage". Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

External links

24°55′N 67°05′E / 24.917°N 67.083°E / 24.917; 67.083

[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".

[dream-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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