Faisal Cantonment

The Faisal Cantonment (Urdu: فیصل چھاؤنی‎)is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as an Airforce base and residential establishment.

Faisal
Cantonment
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
City DistrictKarachi
Established4 November 1925
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
 • PresidentAir Commodore Choudary Fazal Mahmud
 • Executive OfficerAamer Masood Khan
 • Nominated Air Force MemberAshghar Awan
 • Nominated Civil MemberHaji Nazim
Population
 (1998)
 • Total225,000

It was established by the British Indian Army in 1925, and handed over to the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi (CDGK).

There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

Working Departments
  • CEO Office
  • PA TO CEO
  • Office Superintendent
  • Engineering Branch
  • Revenue Branch
  • Legal Branch
  • Land Branch
  • Account Branch
  • Establishment Branch
  • CB Care Center
  • Sanitation Branch
  • Horticulture Branch
  • IT Branch
  • Store Branch

Neighborhoods

Areas


Gulistan-e-Johar
  • Block-12
  • Block-13
  • Block-14
  • Block-15
  • Block-16-A
  • Block-17
  • Block-18
  • Block-19
  • Block-20
  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block-10-A[1]
  • Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 19[1][2]

See also

References
  1. KARACHI: Faisal Cantonment, Gulshan Town agree on road repairs Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 June 2006, Retrieved 20 August 2020
  2. KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issues notice to Faisal Cantonment on property tax issue Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 September 2004, Retrieved 20 August 2020


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