Malir Town
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| Malir ملير | |
| — Town — | |
| Coordinates: 24°53′35″N 67°11′43″E / 24.89306°N 67.19528°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14th August 2001 |
| Union Councils | 7 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Town Council |
| - Town Nazim | Syed Naveed Akhter |
| - Haseeb Raza | Farrukh Riaz |
| - Municipal Officer | niek |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 604,763 |
| Website | Malir Town Page |
Malir Town (Urdu: ملير ) is a town located in the eastern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Malir town is bordered by Jinnah International Airport and the Malir Cantonment to the west and north, the Malir River and Shah Faisal Town to the south and Gadap Town to the east across the Thado Nallo stream.
At the 1998 census the population was around 400,000, of which 99% are Muslim.There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, and Balochis.
Malir was once famous for its fruit and vegetable farms, but now due to severe scarcity of groundwater these farmlands are being converted into residential areas, thus increasing urbanization and environmental degradation. The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) has been concerned about drought and desertification in Malir district and has launched a campaign against illegal sand and gravel mining in dry river beds of Malir and its tributaries. SCOPE is developing rainwater reservoirs in drought affected rural areas.
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[edit] Notable residents
- Rashid Latif - cricketer
- Saeed Anwer - cricketer
- Basit Ali - cricketer
- Asim Kamal -cricketer
- Mirza Iqbal baig - sports commentator
- Ruby Niazi - Film/TV Actress)
- Ibrahim Nafees (TV Actor)
- Saith Abid (Top Businessman of 70s, 80s & 90s)
- Amir Ahmed Khan (Geo TV Reporter)
- Masood Raza (Geo TV Anchor)
- Syed Yayhya Hussaini (Geo TV Anchor)
- Mr Shamim Siddiqui (MNA)
- Mr Farrukh Naeem Siddiqui (MPA-Sindh)
- Laeeq Hashmi (Politician)
- Hussain Haqqani (Politician)
- Khalil Khan (Businessman)
- Abdul Rahman Mirza (Minister KMC)
- Ahmad Ali (FIFA Refri)
- Zafar Raamey (Famous Ghazal Singer)
[edit] History
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Malir Town.
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