The Karachi Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

It serves as a Pakistan Army military base and residential establishment. It was originally established by the British in August 1839 as a military base for the British Army, and was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains sewerage, sanitation, roads, buildings control, transfer of immoveable properties, death, birth and marriage record of the respective area.

Demographics

Railway Station

The biggest and busiest railway station of Pakistan, Karachi Cantonment railway station, is also located here.

Dumlottee Wells

Wells were dug and built near the river at Dumlottee in 1881, which supplied five million gallons of water to Karachi Cantonment every day. Dumlottee wells were designed and built by British engineers Temple and Currie in 1882.

Boundaries

Landmarks