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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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France Colony, Islamabad
France Colony is a slum, or katchi abadi, in the F-7 sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. The neighborhood derives its name from the past presence of a French embassy in the area. According to The Friday Times, France Colony has low-quality electric and telecommunications networks with high electricity prices, unclean water and waste accumulation. The neighborhood is crossed by a brook which has contaminated water. Drug dealing and consumption is frequent in the katchi abadi. In 2018 it had around 8,000 residents, mainly Christians. In March 2019, a free hepatitis C and tuberculosis treatment program was launched in France Colony by the Federal Ministry for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.

References

  1. ^ Sheikh, Fathima (June 15, 2018). "A France we must visit". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Kreuzmann, Hermann (2013). "Islamabad – Living with the plan" (pdf). Südasien-Chronik - South Asia Chronicle (3/2013). Südasien-Seminar der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 150. ISBN 978-3-86004-295-3.
  3. ^ Mussadaq, Maha (December 29, 2013). "Behind the beautiful: Nothing French about the France Colony". The Express Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Chudhary, Wasif (October 26, 2018). "France Colony a hub of drugs and narcotics". Daily Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "France Colony residents to get free hepatitis C, TB testing and treatment". The News International. Islamabad. March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.

Further reading

  • Zaidi, Alif F.; Lehner, Adam (1991). "France Colony. Last among unequals". The Muslim Magazine. No. 3. May.
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