PIB_Colony

Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony

Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony

Residential neighbourhood locality in Karachi, Pakistan

Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony or Pir Elahi Bux Colony (Urdu: پیر الٰہی بخش کالونی) or PIB Colony (Urdu: پی آئی بی کالونی) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[1][2] which was disbanded in 2011. Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony was named after Pir Ilahi Bux a prominent member of Pakistan Movement and Chief Minister of Sindh.

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There are several ethnic groups in Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony including Muhajirs, Gujratis, Hyderabadis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Khatris, Chhipas, etc. The population of Gulshan Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

References

  1. [1]
    "PIB Colony is part of Gulshan Town, Karachi". City Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    Young man dies due to celebratory gunfire in PIB Colony Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 December 2020, Retrieved 2 June 2022

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