Zaibunnisa Street
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Zaibunnisa (Zebunnissa, Zaib-un-Nissa) Street is a famous street in Karachi, Pakistan. Located in the neighbourhood of Saddar, in the heart of the city, it is one of Karachi's oldest and historic streets.It was originally known as Elphinstone Street, in honour of a British official Monstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), who played an important role in India. He was the first British ambassador to Afghanistan, and helped defeat the Peshwas in Maharashtra, both before 1820. He served as Governor of Bombay Presidency - of which Karachi was a part until the 1930s. In 1970, its name was changed to…mehr

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Zaibunnisa (Zebunnissa, Zaib-un-Nissa) Street is a famous street in Karachi, Pakistan. Located in the neighbourhood of Saddar, in the heart of the city, it is one of Karachi's oldest and historic streets.It was originally known as Elphinstone Street, in honour of a British official Monstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), who played an important role in India. He was the first British ambassador to Afghanistan, and helped defeat the Peshwas in Maharashtra, both before 1820. He served as Governor of Bombay Presidency - of which Karachi was a part until the 1930s. In 1970, its name was changed to 'Zaibunnisa Street' by the government of Karachi, in honour of Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, an influential Pakistani journalist and writer.