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Firdous Colony (Urdu: فردوس کالونی), officially Firdous Cooperative Housing Society, is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. This society was formed by Mr. Shah Masood Ahmad, who came from Bihar-India and purchased this land for his people. Mr. Shah Masood Ahmad, who made a cooperative society with the help of friends, purchased land from the Government of Pakistan in 1948, and the land was sold at a rate of Rs3.50 per square yard. His son Shah Waris Masood later became the President of Firdous Cooperative Housing Society

Mr. Masood had a strong political background from India. Firdous Colony is a part of Liaquatabad Town, which was disbanded in 2011 but later was restored in early 2022.

There are several ethnic groups in Firdous Colony including Urdu/Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, Tatari etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Liaquatabad Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

References

1. "Firdous Colony is part of Liaquatabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. KARACHI: Liaquatabad: a sensitive area - Town Profile Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 August 2005, Retrieved 2 January 2023
3. "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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• Neighbourhoods of Karachi
• Liaquatabad Town