Faisal Cantonment

The Faisal Cantonment (Urdu: فیصل چھاؤنی‎)is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as an Airforce base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 1925, and handed over to the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.

Faisal
Cantonment
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
City DistrictKarachi
Established4 November 1925
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
 • PresidentAir Commodore Choudary Fazal Mahmud
 • Executive OfficerAamer Masood Khan
 • Nominated Air Force MemberAshghar Awan
 • Nominated Civil MemberHaji Nazim
Population
 (1998)
 • Total225,000
Websitewww.cbf.com.pk

There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

Working Departments
  • CEO Office
  • PA TO CEO
  • Office Superintendent Office
  • Engineering Branch
  • Revenue Branch
  • Legal Branch
  • Land Branch
  • Account Branch
  • Establishment Branch
  • CB Care Center
  • Sanitation Branch
  • Horticulture Branch
  • IT Branch
  • Store Branch

Neighborhoods
  • Haidri Goth
  • Malir Halt
  • Massan Ghat
  • Millat Colony
  • Pak Sadat Colony
  • Rehmanabad Housing Project

Areas
  • Defence Officers Housing Society
  • Gulshan-e-Amna
  • Gulshan-e-Jamal
  • Askari-IV
  • KDA Officer Co-operative Housing Society
  • KDA Scheme-1/A(Extension)
  • Khosa Goth
  • Old Iqbalabad
  • T and T Colony
  • Tariq Bin Ziyad Society

Gulistan-e-Johar
  • Block-12
  • Block-13
  • Block-14
  • Block-15
  • Block-16-A
  • Block-17
  • Block-18
  • Block-19
  • Block-20
  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block-10-A
  • Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 19
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