Paposh Nagar


Paposh Nagar or Paposhnagar is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan.
There are several ethnic groups in Paposh Nagar including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis and Christians.

Etymology

The etymology of Paposhnagar is that the words due to footwear and leather workshops and boutiques in the 1950-1970s. After the construction of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital this area slowly got identified with the hospital. The most of footwear workshops have moved to other industrial and commercial areas of Karachi meanwhile some small business related to footwear business still have workshops in chandni chowk area. The majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are Muhajirs who settled after the independence of Pakistan. The area was beautifully designed,with alteast one central park, mosque and children play ground and was link with rest of city with Orangi railway station where commuters can travel to west bound S.I.T.E and east bound towards airport.