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Ahsan Hakim (Urdu : احسن حاكم‎) is one of the neighbourhoods of New Karachi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]

New Karachi Town Municipality in Sindh, Pakistan

New Karachi Town is a town in the northern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. New Karachi Town is located between the Lyari River, the Manghopir Hills and two major roads – Surjani Road to the north and Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain to the south. To the north and west lies Gadap Town, and to the south lie the towns of Gulberg Town and North Nazimabad Town. The population of New Karachi Town was estimated to be more than 680,000 at the 1998 census. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population.

Karachi Metropolis in Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and sixth-most-populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre and is considered as the cultural, economic, philanthropic, educational, and political hub of the country. Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport.

Sindh Province in Pakistan

Sindh is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, in the southeast of the country, and the historical home of the Sindhi people. Sindh is the third largest province of Pakistan by area, and second largest province by population after Punjab. Sindh is bordered by Balochistan province to the west, and Punjab province to the north. Sindh also borders the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east, and Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar desert in the eastern portion of the province closest to the border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western part of Sindh.

There are several ethnic groups in Hakim Ahsan including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

Saraiki people ethnic group

The Saraikis, also known as Multanis, are an ethnolinguistic group in central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily southern Punjab. Their language is Saraiki. Saraiki people did not see themselves as a distinct ethnic group until the 1960s. An Islamic identity formed the basis of the majority community's group consciousness for centuries prior to the establishment of Pakistan.

Baloch people ethnic group

The Baloch or Baluch are an Iranian peoples who live mainly in the Balochistan region of the southeastern-most edge of the Iranian plateau in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, as well as in the Arabian Peninsula.

The term Memon refers to a Muslim community from the western part of South Asia, and includes Sindhi Memons, Kutchi Memons, and Kathiawari Memons. Sindhi Memons belong to the Sindhi or Sindhi Baloch ethnic groups, and are associated with the Sindhi language. Kutchi and Kathiawari Memons are ethnically Memoni and associated with the Memoni language. Kutchi and Kathiawari Memons migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947. The name Memon is the local pronunciation of the Arabic name Momin, meaning believer. In Persian, the local pronunciation is Momen. The name was given to those who converted to Islam after the Arab Invasion of Sindh and surrounding areas in the 8th century.

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  1. ↑ Karachi New Karachi Town - Government of Karachi [ permanent dead link ]


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