Chisti Nagar
Chisti Nagar or Chishti Nagar (Urdu: چشتی نگر) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.[1] It is administered as part of Karachi West district, but was part of the Orangi Town borough until that was disbanded in 2011.
There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Orangi town is estimated to be nearly one million.
This neighbourhood is named in the honour of famous Sufi Hazrat Khawaja Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī of Chishti Order.
There are less government but more private schools trying to make the people of this area educated, and make their future bright.
Engr. Rehan Ahmed Khan is very well known person of Orangi Town and lives in Chishty Nagar. His Father name is Md. Aslam Khan and elder brother name is Shoaib Ahmed Khan. He has done his Graduation in Telecom Engineering from FAST-NUCES then done his M.Phil. in Computer Networks and Communication from UIT-Hamdard University. He is expert in Avaya IP Telephony.
Another Known Personality is Sheraz Sabir who is doing Chemical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology. Though he has now left orangi town.
There are so many private institutes providing quality education to the students of Chishti nagar in various faculties, including Science, Computer, Commerce and English language.
References
- Orangi Town - Government of Karachi Archived June 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine