Shah Faisal Town

Shah Faisal Town is a small, densely populated town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The town is bordered by Malir Town to the northeast, Bin Qasim Town to the east, Korangi Town and Landhi Town to the south, and Faisal Cantonment and Malir Cantonment to the west and northwest. The Malir River forms the southern boundary of the town and the Shahrah-e-Faisal highway forms much of the northern boundary with the Jinnah International Airport at the northern end of the town.Muhajirs form the majority in the town, followed by Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi and Pakhtoons.HistoryThe federal government introduced local government reforms in 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government and raised the fourth tier to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal Town.