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1775:SITE Karachi
1709:Qasba Colony
1613:Drigh Colony
1565:Millat Nagar
1556:Ghanchi Para
1468:Ghabool Town
1458:Chisti Nagar
1453:Bilal Colony
1425:Sakhi Hassan
1420:Paposh Nagar
1347:Khamiso Goth
1280:Saadi Garden
1271:Model Colony
1198:Bihar Colony
1165:Super Market
1089:Sharafi Goth
1044:Bhutto Nagar
1039:Awami Colony
1016:Nasir Colony
981:Bilal Colony
797:Shanti Nagar
782:Pehlwan Goth
727:CIvic Centre
689:Moosa Colony
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1691:Old Golimar
1600:Shah Faisal
1531:Civil Lines
1508:Mujahidabad
1448:Baloch Goth
1400:Khandu Goth
1380:Buffer Zone
1337:Hakim Ahsan
1304:New Karachi
1266:Khokhra Par
1135:Liaquatabad
1104:Liaquatabad
1084:Muzafarabad
986:Chakra Goth
840:Garden West
835:Garden East
747:Eissa Nagri
732:Bahadurabad
651:Yousuf Goth
530:Rasheedabad
500:Islam Nagar
170:Daily Times
92:Bath Island
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1843:Categories
1705:Pak Colony
1698:(new name
1638:Raita Plot
1575:Nanak Wara
1561:Islam Pura
1551:Gazdarabad
1463:Data Nagar
1415:Pahar Ganj
1276:Saadi Town
1261:Kala Board
1246:Gharibabad
1228:Singo Line
1160:Sharifabad
1079:Muslimabad
1021:Zaman Town
963:Sultanabad
855:Mahmudabad
820:Azam Basti
709:Yaseenabad
694:Naseerabad
631:Maymarabad
588:Rehri Goth
101:References
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1681:Jahanabad
1541:Kehkashan
1503:Mominabad
1478:Hanifabad
1473:Ghaziabad
1289:Usmanabad
1208:Daryaabad
1203:Chakiwara
1150:Qasimabad
1145:Nazimabad
1125:Dak Khana
953:Shams Pir
948:Salehabad
908:Baba Bhit
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621:Manghopir
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520:Nai Abadi
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1700:Gulbahar
1686:Metrovil
1570:Kharadar
1284:Saudabad
1218:Ragiwara
1193:Baghdadi
1094:Sherabad
1074:Moinabad
958:Shershah
918:Gabo Pat
850:Jut Line
679:Azizabad
490:Abidabad
228:ARY News
117:Archived
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1742:Karachi
1727:Clifton
1696:Golimar
1536:Clifton
1430:Shadman
1342:Kalyana
1213:Nawabad
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943:Maripur
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865:Nursery
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719:Gulshan
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1757:Manora
1737:Faisal
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1546:Garden
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