Jinnah Courts

Jinnah Courts
جناح کورٹس
Front view at Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road
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General information
TypeHostel
LocationDr Zia-ud-Din Ahmed Rd, Saddar Town, Civil Lines, Karachi
Coordinates24°50′53″N 67°01′17″E / 24.84805°N 67.02147°E / 24.84805; 67.02147
Construction startedJune 1932
CompletedJune 1933
Design and construction
Architect(s)James Strachan[1]
DeveloperKhan Bahadur Allah Bux Soomro[2]

Jinnah Courts, formerly known as Leslie Wilson Muslim Hostel, is a heritage building located on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road in Karachi's Civil Lines. Initially serving as a hostel for students from Sindh, the Pakistan Rangers temporarily moved in during 1999 and have remained there since.[1]

  1. ^ a b Soomro, Tania Ali; Soomro, Mohsin Ali; Kanwal, Hummaira (1 July 2019). "Heritage at Stake: Discourse Concerning the Causes of Damages Occurred to the Historic Hostel Structures Built in British Era in Karachi". Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology. 38 (3): 819–834. doi:10.22581/muet1982.1903.23. ISSN 2413-7219. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Panhwar, Sani H. (2020). "Unfinished Autobiography of Sayed Ghulam Mustafa Shah" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2024.