Karachi Cantonment

Karachi Cantt.
Karachi Cantt.
	Cantonment
Karachi Cantonment Board
	Buildings and railtracks at Karachi Cantt. Railway Station
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City District	Karachi
Established	August 1942
Government
• Type	Cantonment Board
• President	Sikandar Viqar Naqvi
• Nominated Military Member	Muhammad Naeem Jan Khan
Area
• Total	993.916 km2 (380 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total	58,000
Time zone	Pakistan Standard Time
• Summer (DST)	GMT +05:00 (UTC)
Website	No Official Website (Previously kcb.com.pk but now taken over by Karakorum Bank)

The Karachi Cantonment (Urdu language: کراچی چھاؤنی ‎ ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan.

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History[]

It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in August 1942, and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains sewerage, sanitation, roads, buildings control, transfer of immoveable properties, death, birth and marriage record of the respective area.

Railway Station[]

The biggest and busiest railway station of Pakistan, Karachi Cantonment railway station, is also located.

Dumlottee Wells[]

Wells were dug and built near the river at Dumlottee in 1881, which supplied five million gallons of water to Karachi Cantonment every day.^[1] Dumlottee wells were designed and built by British engineers Temple and Currie in 1882.^[2]

Boundaries[]

North: Garden Area
South: Karachi Cantonment railway station
East: FTC Bridge
West: Arts Council of Pakistan, Sindh Assembly Building

Landmarks[]

Karachi Cantonment Railway Station
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
Shara-e-Faisal
Finance and Trade Centre
Fleet Club
Services Club
St. Anthony’s Church

References[]

↑ "Dumlottee Conduit: A neglected historical asset" (in en). 2019-10-02. http://tribune.com.pk/story/2070764/dumlottee-conduit-neglected-historical-asset.
↑ Hasan, Shazia (2013-08-04). "The 12 remaining Dumlottee wells" (in en). http://www.dawn.com/news/1033855.

External links[]

Karachi Cantonment Board - Official website^{[dead link]}

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[1] "Dumlottee Conduit: A neglected historical asset" (in en). 2019-10-02. http://tribune.com.pk/story/2070764/dumlottee-conduit-neglected-historical-asset.

[2] Hasan, Shazia (2013-08-04). "The 12 remaining Dumlottee wells" (in en). http://www.dawn.com/news/1033855.

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