Old Golimar


Old Golimar Purana Golimar is a neighborhood in the Karachi West district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the SITE Town borough, which was disbanded in 2011.

Main areas

Old Golimar is divided into eighteen neighbourhoods as follows:
Several ethnic groups inhabit Old Golimar, including Baloch, Brohi, Sindhis, Punjabis and Pakhtuns. The oldest inhabitants of Old Golimar are Baloch from Makran and Gwadar, who consist of more than 70% of the total population.
Old Golimar is the centre of Karachi's Sheedi community, who are now naturalized Sindhi and Baloch of African descent.

Infrastructure

Old Golimar is one of the oldest parts of Karachi. It has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure and broken roads.

Politics

Old Golimar was once a stronghold of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Now, a divide separates young and old. Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is popular among the young.
Corrupt politics has affected the lives of average residents.

Sports

Football

Old Golimar supports some 15 registered football clubs in Old Golimar, including Makran Sports, Parwana Sports, Golimar Azad, Balochistan Raiders and Shabbir Memorial.
During Ramadan, a football festival takes place in Old Golimar, A tournament is held in Trans Lyari Park for 14 and under.

Cricket

became popular in Old Golimar after the 1996 World Cup, When Pakistan co-hosted the event with India, the cricket team BL-Sports from Noor Mohammad Village area became popular.
Most of them amateur players who do not play on senior teams.
Popular players include Akbar Dad, Mohsin Ali, Adeel Afzal, Akram Sabzal, Asad Abbasi
Ahsan Ali, Akbar JR, Qaiser Abbasi, Kaleemullah Khan Tareen, Abdullah Tareen, Amin Baloch, Younas Baloch, Kamil Baloch, Salman Baloch and Saqib Aashiq Baloch.
B-L-Sports Cricket Club 1996 until 2013.

Schools

Old Golimar has a government school named K.B Conductor Girls School.
White Rose Academy is a private school.
Bright way is a public school in Old Golimar.

Graveyards