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The Bacha Khan
Flyover (Banaras flyover) in Orangi Town is a 2.5 km-long flyover built in 2009. Bacha Khan Flyover was built to prevent ethnic violence among two groups and to protect one from the other.
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Orangi became famous in the 1980s when local inhabitants became frustrated at the lack of development in the area by the municipal administration and launched the
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328:(KMC) did not extend services to the Orangi community. The local community financed, designed and built their own low-cost sewerage system.
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in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new
Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including
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The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (
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248:, Orangi Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13
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300:. There were 13 residential neighborhoods, called union councils within Orangi Town.
252:. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Orangi Town was re-organized as part of
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795:"What's in a name? Everything, says this neighbourhood for new Banaras flyover"
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system was reintroduced. In 2015, Kemari Town was re-organized as part of
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to the south. It also linked to
Northern Bypass M-10 through
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339:). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former
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to the north east across the
Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain,
244:, Pakistan. Named after the sprawling municipality of
16:
Residential town within the city of
Karachi, Pakistan
236:) is a residential town in the northwestern part of
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757:Akhtar Hameed Khan and the Orangi Pilot Project
21:Constituent Town of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan
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55:Orangi Town was split into 13 Union Councils
705:City District Government of Karachi website
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335:) and replaced it with the fourth tier (
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822:"Flying over Karachi's traffic issues"
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646:Bacha Khan Flyover (Banaras flyover)
732:"Remembering Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan"
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316:. The Orangi area was the largest
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349:Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
326:Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
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820:Khalid, Bilal (27 April 2023).
730:Imdad Hussain (15 March 2014).
184:60 km (22 sq mi)
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359:Localities within Orangi Town
410:Baba Wilayat Ali Shah Colony
268:Orangi Town was bordered by
42:Constituent Town of Karachi
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736:Pakistan Today (newspaper)
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485:Gulzar-e-Muhammad Colony
333:administrative divisions
759:. City Press, Karachi.
671:Orangi Charitable Trust
292:to the south east, and
284:to the east across the
777:"ORANGI PILOT PROJECT"
312:under the guidance of
907:Karachi West District
902:Squatting in Pakistan
258:Karachi West District
681:Orangi Pilot Project
550:Makhdoom Shah Colony
324:at the time, so the
310:Orangi Pilot Project
869: /
799:The Express Tribune
755:Hasan, Arif (1999)
505:Iqbal Baloch Colony
280:to the north west,
151:Iqbal Baloch Colony
661:Akhtar Hameed Khan
570:Raheem Shah Colony
314:Akhtar Hameed Khan
194: • Total
181: • Total
873:24.950°N 66.967°E
801:. 12 January 2012
590:Shahrah-e-Qaddafi
385:Al Khizra Society
298:Shahrah-e-Qaddafi
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912:Towns in Karachi
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707:. Archived from
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420:Christian Colony
341:Karachi Division
290:Liaquatabad Town
270:New Karachi Town
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565:Nishan-e-Haider
465:Gulshan-e-Ahbab
450:Gulshan-e-Bahar
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850:Orangi Website
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844:External links
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530:Mohammad Nagar
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495:Haryana Colony
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365:Aligarh Colony
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320:settlement in
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147:Haryana Colony
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555:Millat Colony
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545:Muhajir Chowk
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540:Mansoor Nagar
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525:Madina Colony
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445:Faqeer Colony
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440:Fareed Colony
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415:Chishti Nagar
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713:. Retrieved
709:the original
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405:Banarsi Town
390:Bilal Colony
353:Karachi West
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282:Gulberg Town
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233:اُورنگی ٹاؤن
224:اورنگي ٽائون
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135:Ghabool Town
127:Chisti Nagar
123:Bilal Colony
32:اُورنگی ٹاؤن
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897:Orangi Town
876: /
781:web.mit.edu
676:Orangi Nala
666:Khasa Hills
625:14-C Number
560:Mujahidabad
510:Islam Nagar
500:Islam Chowk
460:Ghulfamabad
395:Baloch Goth
370:Altaf Nagar
345:Kemari Town
286:Gujjar Nala
274:Baldia Town
216:Orangi Town
203:Postal code
167:Mujahidabad
119:Baloch Goth
91:Established
28:Orangi Town
891:Categories
687:References
575:Sadiq Abad
470:Gabol Town
430:Disco Morr
425:Data Nagar
375:Aziz Nagar
355:district.
278:Hub Chowki
189:Population
131:Data Nagar
635:16 Number
630:15 Number
620:13 Number
615:12 Number
610:10 Number
535:Mominabad
515:Khairabad
490:Hanifabad
455:Ghaziabad
435:Dabba Mor
337:districts
294:SITE Town
260:in 2015.
256:formerly
163:Mominabad
143:Hanifabad
139:Ghaziabad
99:Disbanded
826:DAWN.COM
655:See also
605:8 Number
600:5 Number
380:Azizabad
318:squatter
288:stream,
264:Location
71:Province
65:Pakistan
864:66°58′E
861:24°57′N
520:Karbala
322:Karachi
304:History
238:Karachi
197:520,195
85:Karachi
61:Country
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741:20 May
715:20 May
246:Orangi
220:Sindhi
831:1 May
805:1 May
242:Sindh
208:75800
75:Sindh
833:2023
807:2023
761:ISBN
743:2022
717:2022
228:Urdu
226:), (
176:Area
102:2011
94:2001
640:1-K
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