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The colony has seen sustained deterioration as a result of increased population and ethnic riots that reached their peak from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Following the formation of the Pakistani local government system in 2000, there have been improvements to the sewerage system and road network
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aircraft, crashed in the Jinnah Garden area of Model Colony during final approach to
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colony'. It was a favored residential area for Karachi's elite until the mid-1980s.
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and now approximately 85% of the houses in the colony have access to the
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According to local folklore, the Model Colony was envisioned by
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Most of the residents in this neighborhood belong to the
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