Nishtar Road or Nishter Road is one of the major roads in Karachi, Pakistan. It runs from Jehangir Road to Chakiwara Road.[1] Encyclopedia Britannica describes it as one of four the west-to-east arterial roads of the city.[2]
During the colonial era the road was named Lawrence Road, possibly for Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy and Governor-General of India.[3]
The subsequent independence movement of what is now modern day Pakistan led to the road being named after Abdur Rab Nishtar.[4]
In the early 19th century, Karachi's small Jewish community settled along Lawrence Road.[5]
In 2015 the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation anti-encroachment department removed all pushcarts, roadside cabins, shops, counters and other encroachments from Nishtar Road because they were restricting the flow of traffic.[6]
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