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The history of the Jews in Pakistan goes back to 1839 when Pakistan was part of British India. [1] [2] Various estimates suggest that there were about 50,000 to 60,000 Jews living in Karachi at the beginning of the 20th century, mostly comprising Iranian Jews and Bene Israel (Indian Jews); [3] [4] [5] a substantial Jewish community lived in Rawalpindi, [1] and a smaller community also lived in ...
The Bani Israel Graveyard [1] is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This cemetery is a part of the larger Mewa Shah Graveyard. Over the years, the area has been reduced. The graveyard currently holds about 5,000 graves. [2] [3]
The Magain Shalome Synagogue (Urdu: مگین شلوم کنیسہ; Hebrew: בית הכנסת מגן שלום) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located in Karachi, Pakistan. The synagogue was built by Solomon David Umerdekar in 1893, when the region was still under British rule as India. [2]
Kadu Makrani (real name being Qadir Baksh Rind Baloch) was executed by hanging in the Karachi Central Jail in June 1887. He was buried in Mewa Shah Graveyard. [1] Makrani was a 19th-century insurgent who operated mainly in Kathiawar, Gujarat and was born and raised in Makran.
Historically, there was also a small contingent of Jews in Pakistan who emigrated to Israel in 1948. The U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2002 estimated the Shi'a population to be between 10 and 15%, [ 31 ] of which between 550,000 and 600,000 are Ismailis , a sect of Shi'a Muslims and who pay tribute to their ...
The founding of the Islamic state of Pakistan immediately prior to the creation of Israel in the Levant created insecurity among Pakistan's Jews. After Israel's independence in 1948, violent acts were committed against Pakistan's small Jewish community of about 2,000 Bene Israel Jews. The synagogue in Karachi was attacked, as were individual Jews.
The ethnic groups in Karachi includes all the ethnic groups in Pakistan. Main ethnic group " Muhajirs " are in simple majority in Karachi with 50.60% of its population while Pathans are in second with 13.52 and Sindhi are in third number with only 11.12% according to 2023 Pakistani census.
Jamshed Quarters (Urdu: جمشید کوارٹرز) is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is administered as part of Jamshed Town , [ 1 ] which was disbanded in 2011 before being restored in early 2022.