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1998
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733,821
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Syed Tahir ain Mashadi
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Muhammad Arif
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Masroor Memon
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is the largest of the towns in
Karachi ,
Sindh ,
Pakistan and lies in the central part of Karachi. To the northwest is
Liaquatabad Town across the
Lyari River , while to the east is
Gulshan Town and to the southeast is
Korangi Town across the
Malir River . Jamshed is bordered by
Karachi Cantonment and
Clifton Cantonment to the west. The population of Jamshed Town was estimated to be about 730,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are
Muslim . There are several ethnic groups in Jamshed Town including
Urdu speakers,
Punjabis ,
Sindhis ,
Kashmir is,
Seraikis ,
Pakhtuns ,
Balochis ,
Memon s,
Bohra s and
Ismaili s.
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 it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Jamshed Town.
