Nishtar Road or Nishter Road is one of the major roads in Karachi, Pakistan. It runs from Jehangir Road to Chakiwara Road.[1] Encyclopedia Britannica describes it as one of four the west-to-east arterial roads of the city.[2]
During the colonial era the road was named Lawrence Road, possibly for Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy and Governor-General of India.[3]
The subsequent independence movement of what is now modern day Pakistan led to the road being named after Abdur Rab Nishtar.[4]
In the early 19th century, Karachi's small Jewish community settled along Lawrence Road.[5]
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.[6]
References
edit- ^ Nishtar Road on Detailed Google Maps website Retrieved 30 May 2022
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica Accessed 27 November 2023
- ^ "Lawrence of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). 5 March 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ KARACHI: Muslimabad hydrants closed down Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 May 2008, Retrieved 30 May 2022
- ^ "The Jews built Karachi, but we built shopping plazas on their synagogue - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "KMC anti-encroachment department clears Nishter Road". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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