Model Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of Malir Town

Malir Town

Malir Town is one of the 18 towns of Karachi City, located in the eastern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Malir town is bordered by the Jinnah International Airport and the Malir Cantonment to the west and north, the Malir River and Shah Faisal Town to the south and Gadap Town to the east across...

 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...

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There are several ethnic groups in Malir Town including Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis

Sindhi people

Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...

, Kashmir

Kashmir

Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...

is, Seraikis, Pakhtuns

Pashtun people

Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

, Baloch

Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

s, Memons, Bohras

Mustaali

The Musta‘lī Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir...

, Ismaili

Ismaili

' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

s. Over 98% of the population is Muslim

Muslim

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 and 2% Christians, Hindus & Ahmadiyya Community. The population of Malir Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

Model Colony is located due North-East of Jinnah International Airport

Jinnah International Airport

Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Pakistan, and its passenger terminal is also commonly known as the جناح ٹرمینل Jinnah Terminal...

, which is Karachi's international airport, at about a distance of two miles. Other important buildings in the vicinity are the Security Press, which is Pakistan's mint

Mint (coin)

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, and the SOS village housing about 200 orphans.

According to local folklore, Model Colony was envisioned by Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah , was one of the figurative and pioneering woman figure in Pakistan Movement and was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. An active political figure in the movement for independence from the British Raj, she is commonly known in Pakistan as Khātūn-e...

, the sister of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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. She asked a renowned town planner, Mr. Makki, to lay out a plan for a 'Model Muhajir

Muhajir

Muhajir or Mohajir is an Arabic word meaning immigrant. The Islamic calendar Hejira starts when Muhammad and his companions left Mecca for Medina in what is known as Hijra. They were called Muhajirun...

Colony'. Since then it had been a favorite residential area for Karachi's elite class. The colony has seen sustained deterioration as a result of increased population and ethnic riots that were at their peak from the mid-eighties to mid-nineties. Currently construction of link road from Model Colony to Super High Way Tool Plaza behind Airport adjacent to Malir Cantt widely serving the Karachities. Its embarked new life to value of Model Colony by enlarge.

Notable institutions of Model Colony are Faryal School, Pakistan Public Govt Boys Secondary School, Arman School,

Monte Carlo Grammar School

, CDGK Hospital, Shiraz Hospital,Madina Masjid, Jama Masjid Abu-Bakar (near Al-Fazal), , Amin Masjid of Main Road, Famous Mehran Bus Depot now Bhittai Rangers Headquarter, Nadeem Hotel Moinabad , Peelay Flats (Yellow Flats) near Moinabad and Warsi Masjid, Quaid Park Moinabad. A small park called Gol(round) Ground has also played an important role in the social life of Model Colony residents, Nishterabad Socity Near Faryal School. Although, some improvement has taken place since 2000, the colony still suffers greatly from water and power shortages, a lack of a modern sewerage system, as well as a lack of a garbage removal system.

Lately after the formation of Local Body Government System back in year 2000 in the country there have been good progress on Sewerage System and road network and now approximately 85% of the houses in the colony have access to the sewerage system now. Road network still needs attention of the persons in authority.

Model Colony has been a hub for shoppers in the recent years, with many dubbing it as the new Tariq Road (a similar place known through out the city where shops are lined from end to end). Though Model Colony is located far from the city center, many people come from all around just because of the abundance and high quality of the markets, eateries and other shops located in the area.

Renown Persons Of Model Colony

Late Moin Akhter comedian in Model Colony Qabrustan

Artistic genius and prodigy Adnan Javed is a resident of Model Colony