Bin Qasim Town () is a town located in the southeastern part of
Karachi along the
Arabian Sea and the
Indus River delta. The town and the adjacent
Port Qasim are named after
Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab general who conquered large parts of
Sindh in the eighth century CE. Bin Qasim is bordered by
Gadap Town to the north,
Thatta District and the
Indus River to the east, the
Arabian Sea to the south and the
Malir River and the towns of
Landhi,
Malir, and
Korangi Cantonment to the west. The town had a population of about 315,000 at the 1998 census, of which 97% are Muslim and include several ethnic groups –
Sindhis form majority in the town. The other ethnic groups inhabiting include
Balochs,
Kashmiris,
Seraikis,
Pakhtuns,
Muhajirs,
Punjabis,
Memons,
Bohras and
Ismailis.