Model Colony
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Model Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
There are several ethnic groups in Malir Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Malir Town is estimated to be nearly one million.
Model Colony is located due North-East of Jinnah International, which is Karachi's international airport, at about a distance of two miles. Other important buildings in the vicinity are the Security Press, which is Pakistan's mint, and the SOS village housing about 200 orphans.
According to local folklore, Model Colony was envisioned by Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. She asked a renowned town planner, Mr. Makki, to lay out a plan for a 'model colony'. Since then it had been a favourite residential area for Karachi's elite until the mid-eighties. The colony has seen sustained deterioration as a result of increased population and ethnic riots that were at their peak from the mid-eighties to mid-nineties.
Notable institutions of Model Colony are the Faryal School, the Nishat Hospital and the Warsi Masjid. A small park called Gol(round) Ground has also played an important role in the social life of Model Colony residents.
Although, some improvement has taken place since 2000, the colony still suffers greatly from water and power shortages, a lack of a modern sewerage system, as well as a lack of a garbage removal system.
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