Pehlwan Goth (Urdu: پہلوان گوٹھ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[1][2][3] which was disbanded in 2011.

Pehlwan Goth
پہلوان گوٹھ
DistrictKarachi East
CityKarachi
CountryPakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

There are several ethnic groups in Pehlwan Goth including Sindhis as majority, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, etc. Over 95% of the population is Muslim; among other religious believers, Christians comprise around 5% of the total population. The population of Gulshan Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

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  1. ^ "Gulshan Town". City District Government of Karachi website. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Ex-Hyderabad jailer shot dead in Pehlwan Goth Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 May 2015, Retrieved 11 March 2022
  3. ^ Rangers, police launch search operation in Karachi areas Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 January 2011, Retrieved 11 March 2022
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