Lyari

Lyari

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Lyari (Urdu: ; ; Balochi: لێاری) is a historic locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the most densely populated part of Karachi, and is one of its earliest settled areas.

History

Education

The Educational and Training Institutes in Lyari Town: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari (BBSUL) Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College (SMBBMC) Lyari Degree Government Science, Arts and Commerce Boys College Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Boys College Rose Educational and Welfare Society Abdullah Haroon Science & Commerce Boys College Nusrat Bhutto Science & Commerce Girls College Lyari General Hospital Medical & Nursing Training Institute Government Poly Technical College Lyari S.M. Lyari Government Boys Secondary School Kiran Foundation, DCTO Campus Al Qadir School, Liyari

Sports

Football and boxing are the most popular sports, and some of the most notable boxers and footballers in Pakistan have mostly emerged from Lyari. The city of Lyari has played a large role in Pakistani football history. Notable players from Lyari include Abdul Ghafoor, nicknamed the "Pakistani Pelé" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan", Muhammad Umer, Turab Ali, Ali Nawaz Baloch, Maula Bakhsh, Murad Bakhsh, Qadir Bakhsh, Abdul Jabbar, Hussain Killer, Abdullah Rahi, Yousuf Sr., Yousuf Jr., Ghulam Sarwar Sr., Muhammad Tariq Hussain, among others. The Kakri Ground and People's Football Stadium, which is one of the major football stadiums in the country are located in the city. The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea bronze medal champion Hussein Shah was born and trained in Lyari, who won in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg). It was the country's first-ever Olympic boxing medal.

In popular culture

The 2025 and 2026 Indian spy action thriller films Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge are based in the neighbourhoods of Lyari and the plot revolves around multiple locations in its vicinity.

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Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376764892 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.