Faisal Cantonment

Faisal
Faisal
Cantonment
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City District	Karachi
Established	4 November 1925
Government
• Type	Cantonment Board
• Body	Cantonment Board Faisal
Population (2017)
• Total	292,196
Website	cbfaisal.gov.pk

The Faisal Cantonment (Urdu: فیصل چھاؤنی) previously known as Drigh Road Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a Pakistan Air Force base and residential establishment.

History

The PAF Base, a critical British Royal Air Force Base, was set up in 1925. The Drigh Road Cantonment, meant for civilians, was also founded nearby that same year, as stated in the Government of Bombay Revenue Department Notification No.4840/24 dated November 4, 1925. In 1947, it was renamed Faisal Cantonment. The boundaries of the Cantonment Board changed twice, once in 1988 and again in 1995. The Board earned a Class I classification in 2002 and, according to the 2017 census, it has a population of 292,196.

The area is not just home to the first airfield established by the Royal Air Force in the sub-continent, it also reflects a small-scale version of Pakistan. The population is a diverse blend from all provinces, including descendants of the initial settlers (mohajirs) who arrived after independence in 1947.^[2]

Location of Faisal Cantt. marked 'D' in the administrative map of Karachi.

Working Departments

CEO Office
PA TO CEO
Assistant Secretary
Office Superintendent
Engineering Branch
Building Control Cell
Electric Branch
Water Supply Branch
Revenue Branch
Workshop Branch
Legal Branch
Land Branch
Account Branch
Establishment Branch
CB Care Center
Sanitation Branch
Horticulture Branch
Sponsorship Branch
IT Branch
Store Branch

Neighborhoods

Haidri Goth
Malir Halt
Massan Ghat
Millat Colony
Pak Sadat Colony
Rehmanabad Housing Project
Sindh Baloch Co-operative Housing Society

Areas

Defence Officers Housing Authority
Gulshan-e-Amna
Gulshan-e-Jamal
Askari-IV
KDA Officers Co-operative Housing Society
KDA Scheme-1/A(Extension)
Khosa Goth
Old Iqbalabad
T and T Colony

Gulistan-e-Johar

Block-15
Block-16-A
Block-17
Block-18
Block-19
Block-20
Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block-10-A^[3]
Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 19^[3]^[4]

References

^ "SHC restrains Cantonment Board Faisal from taking action against shop owners". The News International (newspaper). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Home page | Cantonment Board Faisal".
^ ^a ^b KARACHI: Faisal Cantonment, Gulshan Town agree on road repairs Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 June 2006, Retrieved 20 August 2020
^ KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issues notice to Faisal Cantonment on property tax issue Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 September 2004, Retrieved 20 August 2020

External links

[1] "SHC restrains Cantonment Board Faisal from taking action against shop owners". The News International (newspaper). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[2] "Home page | Cantonment Board Faisal".

[Dawn-3] KARACHI: Faisal Cantonment, Gulshan Town agree on road repairs Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 June 2006, Retrieved 20 August 2020

[4] 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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