Sohrab Goth Town

Human settlement in Pakistan

Sohrab Goth Town^[1] (Urdu: سہراب گوٹھ) is a suburban area in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011.^[2] It acts as an entry point to Karachi from the rest of Pakistan. A bridge over the Lyari River connects other areas of Karachi to Sohrab Goth. The construction of the bridge started in 2000 and was completed in 2006.

Town Municipal Committee

As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi East District has five towns.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

History

The 2019 Azadi March commenced from this city.^[9]

In 2022, Karachi East District was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.^[10]

Population

Sohrab Goth Town has a total population of 428,000.^[1]

Demography

ethnic-groups include Sindhi, Pashtuns , Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Balochs, Memons, etc.

References

^ a b "Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase". ARY NEWS. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
^ Baldia Town Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
^ Rizwan (2023-06-18). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
^ Mirbahar, TMC Moriro. "Welcome to TMC Moriro Mirbahar". tmcmirbahar.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
^ Siddiqui, Tahir (2023-01-17). "Three-tier municipal set-up of Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
^ Mehdi, Sajjad (2023-06-15). "Who controls Karachi 25 towns". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
^ Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
^ Ali, Imtiaz; Ghazali, Shahid; Ali Shah, Syed; Hussein Khan, Mohammad; Hussein, Javed. "JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ Jinnah, T. M. C. "Welcome to TMC Jinnah". tmcjinnah.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-03-17.

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[:0-1] "Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase". ARY NEWS. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

[2] Baldia Town Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

[:022-3] Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

[:122-4] Rizwan (2023-06-18). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

[:22-5] Mirbahar, TMC Moriro. "Welcome to TMC Moriro Mirbahar". tmcmirbahar.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

[6] Siddiqui, Tahir (2023-01-17). "Three-tier municipal set-up of Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

[7] Mehdi, Sajjad (2023-06-15). "Who controls Karachi 25 towns". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

[8] Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

[9] Ali, Imtiaz; Ghazali, Shahid; Ali Shah, Syed; Hussein Khan, Mohammad; Hussein, Javed. "JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[10] Jinnah, T. M. C. "Welcome to TMC Jinnah". tmcjinnah.gos.pk. Retrieved 2025-03-17.