Muhammad Bin Qasim Road | |
Namesake | James Burnes |
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Maintained by | District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South Karachi[1] |
Area | Burns Road, M.A. Jinnah Road |
Addresses | Burns Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Postal code | 75500 |
Coordinates | 24°51′24″N 67°00′58″E / 24.8567°N 67.0162°E |
Other | |
Known for | Food street vendors |
Status | Active |
Burns Road (also spelled Burnes Road, and formally known as Muhammad Bin Qasim Road) is a street located in Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3] It is well-known in the city for its many restaurants and street food vendors.[4]
Burns Road was named after the Scottish doctor and spy, James Burnes, who worked in British India in 19th century.[4] After the foundation of Pakistan, .[5] The street has restaurants that were founded in the 1940s.
The street is considered a melting pot and is home to people of different ethnicities, including Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi, Memons, Gaddis, and Qureshi Baradri.[4]