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Firdous Colony

Residential neighbourhood within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

Residential neighbourhood within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

FieldValue
nameFirdous Colony
subdivision_type2City
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Pakistan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
settlement_typeNeighbourhood
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name2Karachi
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Karachi Central
timezonePST
utc_offset+5
postal_code75300

Firdous Colony (), officially Firdous Cooperative Housing Society, is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. This society was formed by Shah Masood Ahmad, who came from Bihar-India and purchased this land for his people. Shah Masood Ahmad, who made a cooperative society with the help of friends, purchased land from the Government of Pakistan in 1948, and the land was sold at a rate of Rs3.50 per square yard.

Shah Masood Ahmad had a strong political background from India. Firdous Colony is a part of Liaquatabad Town, which was disbanded in 2011 but later was restored in early 2022.

There are several ethnic groups in Firdous Colony including Urdu/Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Tatari etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Liaquatabad Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

References

References

  1. "Firdous Colony is part of Liaquatabad Town".
  2. [https://www.dawn.com/news/150719/karachi-liaquatabad-a-sensitive-area-town-profile KARACHI: Liaquatabad: a sensitive area - Town Profile] Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 August 2005, Retrieved 2 January 2023
  3. (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper).
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