France Colony, Islamabad

Place in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

33°43′13″N 73°03′38″E / 33.7203981°N 73.0606047°E / 33.7203981; 73.0606047CountryPakistanTerritoryIslamabad Capital TerritoryCityIslamabadSectorF-7Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total≈ 8,000

France Colony is a slum katchi abadi in the F-7 sector of Islamabad, Pakistan.^[1]^[2] In 2018 it had around 8,000 residents, mainly Christians.^[1]

History

The neighborhood derives its name from the past presence of a French embassy in the area.^[1]

Living conditions

According to The Friday Times, France Colony has low-quality electric and telecommunications networks with high electricity prices, unclean water and waste accumulation.^[1] The neighborhood is crossed by a brook with contaminated water.^[3]

Drug dealing and consumption is frequent in the katchi abadi.^[4]

In March 2019, a free hepatitis C and tuberculosis treatment program was launched in France Colony by the Federal Ministry for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sheikh, Fathima (June 15, 2018). "A France we must visit". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ Kreuzmann, Hermann (2013). "Islamabad – Living with the plan" (pdf). Südasien-Chronik - South Asia Chronicle (3/2013). Südasien-Seminar der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 150. ISBN 978-3-86004-295-3.
^ Mussadaq, Maha (December 29, 2013). "Behind the beautiful: Nothing French about the France Colony". The Express Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ Chudhary, Wasif (October 26, 2018). "France Colony a hub of drugs and narcotics". Daily Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ "France Colony residents to get free hepatitis C, TB testing and treatment". The News International. Islamabad. March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.