North Karachi

North Karachi, popularly known as North Karachi Township, is an affordable housing area that accommodates lower and middle-income groups in Karachi. Being a part of Karachi’s central district, the residential scheme neighbours some of the most notable areas of the metropolis including Gulzarabad Colony, Naya Nazimabad, New Karachi Town, Buffer Zone, Federal B Area, Machar Colony, Rajput Mohalla, and Sukhia Goth. As the different housing societies surround the area, North Karachi promotes cultural and ethnic diversity. Moving forward, it features 6 sectors in total — numbered 7 to 12, with each housing multiple subsectors. North Karachi connects with several main roads, with numerous intercity connections, including Shahrah-e-Usman, Godhra Road, Shahrah Noor Jahan, and Noorani Eid Gah Road. These main roads are further linked with some major arteries in Karachi like Anda Mor Road, Rashid Minhas Road, and Sher Shah Suri Road.

What are the types of properties available for sale in North Karachi?

The area offers lucrative investment opportunities in terms of houses, flats and plots. As the housing community divides into multiple sectors, a noticeable difference in prices for similar properties can be observed. Those who are looking for houses can look for living spaces of area sizes 120 sq yds and 240 sq yds. The prices vary, depending upon the size and location of the units. Other than that, flats for sale are also available in North Karachi. These residential units come in 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom configurations.

What is the neighbourhood like in North Karachi?

As North Karachi houses millions of people in Karachi, the area is an emerging hub for commercial and consumer businesses. Public transportation is readily available, coupled with multiple bus stops on main roads. This makes it easy for them to commute to other areas of the city. Prominent bus stops include Sector 8 Bus Stop, Khanqah E Oliya Raseediah Bus Stop, Circular Bus Stop, and Sector 9 Bus Stop. This is one of the main reasons that allow the residents to curb the overall cost of living. Not only this, each sector has a park to facilitate the locality and increase greenery around the area. Some of these include North Karachi Arif Hussain Shaheed Mini Zoo Park in Sector 11-B, Bab-ul-Islam Park in Sector 9, Bi Amma Park in Sector 11-C, UP Ghareeb Nawaz Park in Sector 11-E, Haq Parast Family Park in Sector 11-L, Tikon Park in Sector 1-D and the list goes on.

As far as the provision of medical facilities is concerned, residents can head out to Aiwan -e-Tijarat-o-Sanat Hospital located in Sector 11-C, Godhra Muslim Medical Centre & Charitable Hospital in Sector 11-G, Government Urban Hospital in Sector 5-C, and North Karachi Medical Hospital and Medical General Hospital in Sector 11-B. Other hospitals lying in close vicinity are Geo Life Hospital in Shadman Town, Map Medical Hospital in Sector 5 F in New Karachi, Hamdard University Dental Hospital in North Nazimabad in L Block, Patel Hospital Rajput General Hospital in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 4, M RAB Medical Centre, Saifee Hospital in Block F in North Nazimabad, and Dr. Ziauddin Hospital in Block B of North Nazimabad. Clinics located in and around North Karachi are Ghoghari Eye Clinic and Anjum Clinic in Sector 11-H, Fahad Homei Clinic and Neuro Psychiatrist Clinic in Sector 11-C, Zohra Memorial Clinic Aamna Clinic in Sector 11-A and Siddiqui Homeopathic Clinic in Sector 11-L.

The availability of mosques in any society is very important as their presence allows the people to conveniently offer their prayers. Keeping this fact in mind, the prominent mosques positioned near North Karachi are Masjid Noor-ul Islam, Madina Masjid, Ayesha Masjid, Mehran Masjid, Bilal Masjid, and Imambargah Mustafavi in Sector 11-B; Babul Islam Mosque, and Jamia Masjid Ahmed Raza in Sector 9; Rahmaniya Masjid, and Jamia Masjid Noro in Sector 11-G; Muhammadi Hanfia Masjid in Sector 11-F, and Jamia Masjid Baghdadi in Sector 11-D. The community also neighbours several churches for the Christian community. The most notable ones include Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Sector 11-E, Manghopir Church in New Karachi Town, Saint Jude`s Catholic Church, and ARP Church on Godhra Road in Surjani Town.

What is the general lifestyle of the people residing in North Karachi?

When it comes to the availability of spas and beauty salons, residents can head out to Karigar Men`s Salon in Sector 9, Elite Beauty Salon in Sector 11-B, Binzaka Salon in Sector 11-B, Beauty Zone Parlour in Sector 11-C, Gentlemen's Salon, and Rose Beauty Salon in Sector 11-I. On the other hand, sports enthusiasts can find a Gym Club & Swimming Pool, and Mateen Sports in Sector 11-C which offer swimming, sports, and other facilities to the residents based on membership. Other sports complexes lying in close vicinity include MSB Nadil-e-Burhani in Block C of North Nazimabad, Naya Nazimabad Football Stadium near Gadap Town, Women Sports Complex in Block 3 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal and UBL Sports Complex on Rashid Minhas Road.

As a lot of people reside in North Karachi Township and therefore a wide number of commercial businesses and markets such as Diamond Supermarket in Sector 11-B and Sunday Market and Sunday Birds Market in Sector 11-I are present to facilitate the population. Moreover, there are plenty of educational institutes located nearby. Moreover, famous destinations like Manghopir Lake, a crocodile sanctuary with a shrine of Mangho Pir and Sakhi Hassan graveyard which is so old that it’s completely packed with graves and would require more land for newer ones, lie close to the area. All in all, North Karachi is an ideal place, offering something for everyone.

Looking for great investment opportunities in the neighbourhood? Check out the following societies in Karachi.

• Mehran Town
• Gulshan-e-Iqbal