Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Gulshan-e-Hadeed (Urdu: گلشن هدید ) is a neighborhood of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
Gulshan-e-Hadeed is a Sindhi-dominated area. There are several ethnic groups in Gulshan-e-Hadeed including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, and Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Bin Qasim Town is estimated to be over one million.
UB GUYZ (Ultimate Brotherhood) is Gulshan-e-Hadeed's fastest-growing social youth community, created in July 2008 by local college students. It is currently under the leadership of Ishaq Mazart (president), Farhan Abbasi (managing director), and Abdul Rauf (vice president).
Located on the edge of the National Highway, Gulshan-e-Hadeed is 30-minute drive from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. Areas adjacent to Gulshan-e-Hadeed include Steel Town, Pipri, and Shah Latif Town.


Phases

Gulshan-e-Hadeed is divided in two parts:
  • Phase-I is a commercial and residential area. In Phase-I there is a centrally located main commercial market that comprises more than 30 shops, in addition to about 2500 houses. Jamiah Masjid “Dayyar-e-Habib” is the biggest mosque; it regularly gathers more than 5000 people at Friday prayers.
  • Phase-II is mainly a residential area of Gulshan-e-Hadeed, comprising more than 4000 houses. For shopping purposes, phase II is also provided with local small markets in each neighbourhood, designated as “L markets”, totalling 14 in number.
In the center of Phase-I is a mosque called the "Jamia Masjid Dayare Habib Trust". This mosque is among the biggest mosques of Karachi City.
Near the L-2 market is a school, the Jamiah Masjid “Bab-e-Rehmat”.
Gulshan-e-Hadeed is one of the most popular residential areas of Karachi. Most of the residents work in Pakistan Steel Mills. Gulshan-e-Hadeed is a relatively advanced living area of Bin Qasim Town. It provides almost all necessary facilities for business, as well as education.
The structure of Gulshan-e-Hadeed is wonderful.[citation needed] It was carefully designed by Russian engineers. Residential houses are built in such a way that the double road, which encircles the whole area, faces “C” block bungalows, which are the biggest area wise. Behind “C” block bungalows and facing the double roads that pass across the area are “B” block houses which are of middle size. The core of the area is made up of small sized “A” block houses which are largest in number. By now, the houses facing the main artery of the area have been commercialized by owners. So one would see shops on both sides of the main road that passes through whole the area.
The population of Gulshan-e-Hadeed has been growing tremendously over couple of years[when?] due to heavy immigration from the interior of Sindh and other provinces. The area is densely populated. Two and three-storey houses seem to be increasing in number. Gulshan-e-Hadeed is also called a school town. According to one estimation, it is one of the towns in Pakistan with the largest number of schools and colleges. It is very beautiful and clean; streets and roads both are paved.[citation needed]
Quaid-e-Azam Park is located in Steel Town, at a distance of 2 kilometres from Gulshan-e-Hadeed. On holidays, people from Gulshan-e-Hadeed, as well as from all over Karachi City, visit the park, having picnics and otherwise enjoying their leisure time.

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