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Gulshan-e-Iqbal

Field	Value
name	Gulshan-e-Iqbal

image_skyline	Hasan Square Pre-Flyover.jpg
caption	A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
timezone	PST
named_for	Muhammad Iqbal
established_title	Founded
established_date	1966
utc_offset	+5
postal_code	75300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Pakistan
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Pakistan
subdivision_type2	City
settlement_type	Neighbourhood
subdivision_name2	Karachi
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Karachi East

Note

the Karachi suburb

Gulshan-e-Iqbal () is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough, which was disbanded in 2011.

History

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

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.

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. 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.

Population by Mother tongue

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
Pavilion End Club (late)
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
Taqwa Model 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
Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia

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

"گلشن اقبال کراچی".
"Gulshan Town".
"گلشن اقبال کراچی".
(2013-03-29). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan".
Khanzada, Naeem. (2022-07-23). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles".
(2012). "Pakistan?". Oxford University Press.
"Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017".
"Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision".
(2022-02-16). "Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex".
Tanoli, Ishaq. (2021-06-14). "Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi".
(2021-07-08). "Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi".
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