Gulshan District

Gulshan District
ضلعو گلشن ضلع گلشن
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District
Karachi East
Aziz Bhatti Park in Gulshan Town
Aziz Bhatti Park in Gulshan Town
Map of Gulshan District (Karachi East)
Map of Gulshan District (Karachi East)
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established1972
Re-established11 July 2011
Headquarters[1]DC East office
Towns
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerAltaf Sheikh[4]
Area
 • Total139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[5]
 • Total3,950,031
 • Density28,000/km2 (74,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.dmceast.gos.pk

Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Urdu: ضلع گلشن ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East District to Gulshan District to align with its famous town name.[6]

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  2. ^ "Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification" (PDF). lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department - Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act". Business Recorder (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "China always play key role in development, stability of Pakistan: Mayor Wahab". The Nation (newspaper). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.