History
This suburb was named after Khawaja Nazimuddin (Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین) who was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well. In late 1958, the northern area of Nazimabad, was to be developed as Taimooria by Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). The name North Nazimabad became popular and was later adopted instead of Taimooria. Taimooria or Timuria was named after Amir Timur the progenitor of Mughal Empire of South Asia. North Nazimabad was developed as a residential area for federal government employees. But in the early 1960s the capital of Pakistan was transferred from Karachi to newly developed capital Islamabad.
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