Ahsanabad
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Ahsanabad Co-operative Housing Society (ACHS; Urdu: احسن اباد Sindhi: احسن اباد) is a residential neighbourhood in northern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Located within Gadap Town, Ahsanabad is spread over 500 acres south of Maymar Avenue and between northwest of I.B. Soomro Avenue and Shaheed Khalid Bin Waleed Road.[1][2]
There are several ethnic groups in Ahsanabad Co-operative Housing Society (ACHS) including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim.[citation needed]
The overall population of Gadap Town is estimated to be nearly one million. Wide and newly built roads with all facilities i.e. water, gas, electricity, telephone, cable TV and cable net. Plots start from 200 square yards (170 m2) up to 4,000 square yards (3,300 m2).[citation needed] Ahsanabad is also home to Jamia Tur Rasheed, one of the largest mosques affiliated with the Deobandi school of thought.[3]
In the 2010s, Ahsanabad saw increasing land grabbing of amenity plots, parks, and open spaces, primarily driven by organised land mafias. Court-ordered anti-encroachment operations have resulted in violent confrontations.[2][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Gadap – Government of Karachi Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ali, Imtiaz (26 August 2019). "Protest against anti-encroachment drive turns violent". Dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Rehman, Zia Ur (18 January 2019). "Deobandi clerics meet to avoid Tablighi Jamaat's crisis". thenews.com.pk. The News International. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Anti-encroachment drive: Over 75 protesters nominated in FIR". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Ali, Syed Ashraf (17 July 2018). "NA-242: A haven for land grabbers and street crime". Tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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