France Colony, Islamabad

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France Colony
Neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan
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France Colony
Coordinates: 33°43′13″N73°03′38″E / 33.7203981°N 73.0606047°E / 33.7203981; 73.0606047
Country Pakistan
Territory Islamabad Capital Territory
City Islamabad
Sector F-7
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total≈ 8,000

France Colony is a slum, or katchi abadi, in the F-7 sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. [1] [2] The neighborhood derives its name from the past presence of a French embassy in the area. [1] According to The Friday Times , France Colony has low-quality electric and telecommunications networks with high electricity prices, unclean water and waste accumulation. [1] The neighborhood is crossed by a brook which has contaminated water. [3] Drug dealing and consumption is frequent in the katchi abadi. [4] In 2018 it had around 8,000 residents, mainly Christians. [1] In March 2019, a free hepatitis C and tuberculosis treatment program was launched in France Colony by the Federal Ministry for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sheikh, Fathima (June 15, 2018). "A France we must visit". The Friday Times . Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. Kreuzmann, Hermann (2013). "Islamabad – Living with the plan" (pdf). Südasien-Chronik - South Asia Chronicle (3/2013). Südasien-Seminar der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 150. ISBN   978-3-86004-295-3.
  3. Mussadaq, Maha (December 29, 2013). "Behind the beautiful: Nothing French about the France Colony". The Express Tribune . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. Chudhary, Wasif (October 26, 2018). "France Colony a hub of drugs and narcotics". Daily Times . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. "France Colony residents to get free hepatitis C, TB testing and treatment". The News International . Islamabad. March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.

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