Hawke's Bay (Karachi)
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Hawke's Bay Town is located in Keamari Town in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Hawke's Bay Town was notified in July, 1984 by Karachi Development Authority
Karachi Development Authority
Karachi Development Authority was established to develop Karachi under master plans. KDA was established in 1957. KDA owns undeveloped land in the city which it sell to real state development companies in Karachi....

. It is a residential Scheme for low / medium income group.

Hawke's Bay Town is also being developed as a neighborhood to settle over 250,000 people displaced by the construction of Lyari Expressway
Lyari Expressway
Lyari Expressway is a highway currently under construction along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This toll highway is designed to relieve congestion in the city of Karachi.-Overview:...

. However the entire Hawke's Bay Housing Scheme No.42 is not for the settlement of displaced peoples of the construction of Lyari Expressway
Lyari Expressway
Lyari Expressway is a highway currently under construction along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This toll highway is designed to relieve congestion in the city of Karachi.-Overview:...

. Hawke's Bay Housing Scheme No.42 has been divided in to 71 districts, generally known as blocks or sectors. A few of Sectors/Blocks (Sector 6, 9, and 10) has been alloted to displace people of Lyari Expressway, and other sectors/blocks have been alloted to citizens of Pakistan through public ballots, and a few sectors to journalists and government employees.

See also

  • Hawke's Bay Beach
    Hawke's Bay Beach
    Hawke's Bay or Hawkesbay is a beach in Pakistan situated a couple of kilometers away from Sandspit Beach in Karachi.Hawksbay is one of the few beaches in the world where green sea turtles come to lay eggs. It hosts one of the rarest reptile species....

  • Lyari Development Authority
    Lyari Development Authority
    Lyari Development Authority was established in 1993 by the Government of Sindh to oversee the development of Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- See also :* Hawksbay Scheme-42* Lyari Town* Karachi Improvement Trust* Karachi Metropolitan Corporation...

  • Lyari Town
    Lyari Town
    Lyari Town is one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi, in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated town...

  • Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
    Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
    Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project is a civic project in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to provide replacement housing in developed suburbs for people displaced by the construction of the Lyari Expressway...


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