Model Colony, Karachi

Model Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan,[1] situated on the outskirts of the city about two miles north-east of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi's international airport. Other important buildings in the vicinity are the Security Press, which is Pakistan's mint, and the SOS village which houses about 200 orphans. There are several ethnic groups in Malir Town including Urdu Speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kutchi, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ahmadies and Ismailis.

Model Colony is famous for being one of the most peaceful areas of Karachi.

Its because it is situated within a Security Triangle.

Currently it is divided into 2 Union Councils.


History

According to local folklore, Model Colony was envisioned by Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Syed Mohammad Hussain Qadri who was very close to Mr Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah.

She asked a renowned town planner, Mr. Makki, to lay out a plan for a 'Model Muhajir Colony'. From then it was a favored residential area for Karachi's elite until the mid-1980s.

The colony has seen sustained deterioration as a result of increased population and ethnic riots that reached their peak from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Following the formation of the Pakistani local government system in 2000, there have been improvements to the sewerage system and road network and now approximately 85% of the houses in the colony have access to the sewerage system.

Notable residents

Rizwan malik cricketer

Asim Uddin Rizwan Arshad Mantor

References

Coordinates: 24°54′16″N 67°11′15″E / 24.904577°N 67.187405°E / 24.904577; 67.187405


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