Nishtar Road

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]