Rizvia Society
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Rizvia Society is one of the neighbourhoods of Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town is a town in the central part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan named after Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is bordered by the towns of North Nazimabad to the north, Gulberg Town and Gulshan to the east, Jamshed to the south across the Lyari River, and SITE...

 in Karachi
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, Sindh
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, Pakistan
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. This neighbourhood is predominantly populated by Shia Muslim
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The postal code for this area is 74600, the full name of Rizvia Society is Rizvia Cooperative Housing Society(R.C.H.S). This Society has its own Hospital by the name of IMAM ZAINUL ABIDEN(A.S) HOSPITAL (I.Z.A) and a school by the name of IMAM HASSAN ASKARI(A.S) SCHOOL (I.H.A). The society has a board of trustees which look after the trust matters. This trust has it office in IMAMBARGAH SHAH-E-KARBALA, which is also known as RIZVIA IMAMBARGAH.

It is one of the oldest Shia neighbourhoods in Karachi. Rizvia is also home of famous matami Anjuman-e-Ghumkhawarna-e-Abbas (r.a.) and home to one famous Noha Khawan Syed Ali Zia Rizvi.
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