Abbasi Shaheed

Abbasi Shaheed
عباسی شہید
Neighbourhood
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictKarachi Central
CityKarachi
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
75300

Abbasi Shaheed (Urdu: عباسی شہید , Sindhi: عباسی شهيد) (or Paposh Nagar) is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is a part of Liaquatabad Town,[1] which was disbanded in 2011 and later restored in early 2022.[2]

Abbasi Shaheed neighborhood is located in Nazimabad around the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. This neighbourhood used to be known as Paposh Nagar.

The majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are Muhajirs, who migrated after the independence of Pakistan. There are several other ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

  1. ^ "Abbasi Shaheed neighborhood is part of Liaquatabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ (Tahir Siddiqui) Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government) Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 January 2022, Retrieved 2 January 2023