Safoora Town

Safoora Town was created in 2022 as part of Karachi East District.[1]

Safoora Town is a neighborhood in Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is represented in the by Rashid Khaskheli.[2] The neighbourhood was previously administered as part of Jamshed Town,[3] which was disbanded in 2011.[1]

History

Safoora Goth (Urdu: صفورہ گوٹھ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan.[2]

Safoora Goth or Safoora Chowk was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough.[2][4][5]

In 2022, Karachi East District was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.[2][1][6]

Population

Safoora Town has a total population of 600,000.[1][7]

Demography

There are several ethnic groups including Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis and Christians.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Safoora, T. M. C. "Welcome to TMC Safoora". tmcsafoora.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d Safoora, T. M. C. "Welcome to TMC Safoora". tmcsafoora.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  3. ^ Jamshed Town - Government of Karachi Archived 2006-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Safoora Goth is part of Gulshan Town, Karachi". City Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Sabeen Mahmud, Safoora Goth killers to be hanged". dawn.com. Dawn. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ Jinnah, T. M. C. "Welcome to TMC Jinnah". tmcjinnah.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  7. ^ "Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase". ARY NEWS. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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