Qasimabad is a town in the western suburbs of the city of Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan. Smaller scale hostilities still continue in the city.
Qasimabad is named after the Arab conqueror who invaded Sindh, Muhammad Bin Qasim. It was formed as an extension to the city of Hyderabad to occupy migrants from across the border after the 1947 partition of the Sub-Continent, along with the town of Latifabad. The locals that occupied the town at its inception were ethnically of a mixed population but as the city experienced its worst ethnic riots
between Sindhis and Mohajirs in the late 1980s. Wide spread target killings and and acts of ethnic cleansing were committed . Sindhi's who constituted a major part of Latifabads population were driven out of their homes and ever since the city was divided into Sindhis occupying the town of Qasimabad and the Mohajirs settling down in Latifabad. Mostly Sindhi, occupying this region, the practice of Sindhology or the study of Sindh is more pronounced in this region than others. There are two museums celebrating the treasures of its Sindhi cultural values and traditions present in this town, the Institute of Sindhology Museum and the Sindh Museum. Qasimabad has a large concentration of Sindhi speaking people, known as the Sindhis. Although it was formed with the town of Latifabad, it does not follow the numbered unit system for that town, but instead settles with the block system. The town consists of the eastern part of the Hyderabad city and houses two of the biggest schools in the city: The City School and Beaconhouse School System, along with other popular schools such as St. Bonaventure's School, Eden Grammar School and Sindh Academy High School. Anna English School is also running successfully from 15 years and its located in the heart of Qasimabad.
