Malir Cantonment
Cantonment in Sindh, Pakistan
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The Malir Cantonment (Urdu: ملیر چھاؤنی) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment.
Army | |
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| Malir Garrison | |
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 Interactive map of Army | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 11 October 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cantonment Board |
| • Body | Cantonment Board Malir |
| • President |  Brigadier Hasnat Ahmed Mirza  |
| • Cantonment Executive Officer | Syed Ali Irfan Rizvi |
| Area | |
• Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 217,489 |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT +05:00 |
| Postal code | 75070 |
| Website | www |
History
Declared a cantonment by the Royal British Government as POW Camp by Muhammad Irfan Malik and Ismail Sherwani on 11 October 1941, in the exigencies of World War II, this cantonment was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. This cantonment serves as the main cantonment of Southern areas of Sindh province. It houses civil residences like the Cantonment Bazar Area, DOHS l & 2, Askari-5 and Falcon Complex, Army Cantonment is stretched over an area of 12 square kilometers. On 21 February 1948, Quaid-e-Azam visited a Pakistani Military unit for the first time, 5 Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment (later 5 Light Army Air defence) in Malir Cantonment.[2][3]
Malir Cantonment is administratively governed through Cantonment Board Malir, a local body by its charter, under the jurisdiction of the Station Headquarters Malir, headed by the Station Commander, who also serves as its President. The governance of the Cantonment Board derives authority from the Cantonment Act, 1924 and rules made thereunder. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government Karachi.
Population
Roughly it is around 220,000 and includes all the ethnic and linguistic groups of Pakistan. Majority of its population consists of serving and retired armed services personnel along with notable civilian businessmen and bureaucrats.
Landmarks
- Fazaia Inter College
- Army Public School North
- Army public school South
- Defence Officers Club
- Combined Military Hospital CMH Malir Cantt
- Askari Star Mall [4]
- Indus Project CP6
- PAF Base Malir
- Ordnance Center
- Headquarters Mechanized Division
- Headquarters Air Defence Division
- Station Headquarters
- SAAD (School of Army Air Defence)
- Inter Services Selection Board Centre, Malir (ISSB Centre Malir)
- DOHS 1 & 2
- Tipu Sultan Co-operative Housing Society
- Gulshan-e-Roomi
- Air Defence Brigade
- AFOHS Complex, New Malir (Falcon Housing Scheme Phase II, Chota Malir)
- Saadi Town
- Falcon Complex (AFOHS) Phase I Scheme
- Capital Cooperative Housing Society
- ASKARI-V Housing Scheme.
- KESC Society
- Sumaira Bungalows
- Gulshan-e-Umair
- Encroached Kachhi Aabadi
- Rizwan Pakwan House.
- Cantt Bazaar Area.
- Check Post 1 to Check Post 6
- Askari 5 Sector J
Colleges and schools
- Karachi Institute Of Medical Sciences, CMH Malir Cantt
- Fazaia Intermediate College, Malir Cantt (previously named as PAF Intermediate College & School, Malir Cantt)
- Army Public Schools & Colleges System
- Cantonment Board Montessori, Model School & College
- Government Degree Science College, Malir Cantt
- F G Public School & College Malir Cantt Karachi