Nishtar Road

Nishtar Road or Nishter Road is one of the major roads in Karachi, Pakistan. It runs from Jehangir Road to Chakiwara Road.

During the colonial era the road was named Lawrence Road, possibly for Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy and Governor-General of India.[1]

The subsequent independence movement of what is now modern day Pakistan led to the road being named after Abdur Rab Nishtar.

In the early 19th century, Karachi's small Jewish community settled along Lawrence Road.[2]

In 2015 the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation anti-encroachment department removed all pushcarts, roadside cabins, shops, counters and other encroachments from Nishtar Road because they were restricting the flow of traffic.[3]

References
  1. Newspaper, From the (2011-03-05). "Lawrence of Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. "The Jews built Karachi, but we built shopping plazas on their synagogue - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. "KMC anti-encroachment department clears Nishter Road". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-16.


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