Karachi East District () is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of the 2023 Pakistani census the population of Karachi East is 3,913,656.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh announced its intent to rename Karachi East District to Gulshan District () to align with its town name; however, there is as yet no indication that this has taken place.
The district was established in 1972.
The district was abolished in 2000 as federal government formed City District Government Karachi as a result Karachi South District was divided into four towns namely:
On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored Karachi East District.
In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan.
In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.
As of the 2023 census, Karachi East district has 659,389 households and a population of 3,921,742. The district has a sex ratio of 113.51 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 80.07%: 81.31% for males and 78.65% for females. 933,514 (23.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in urban areas.
The majority religion is Islam, with 95.05% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.1% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.57% of the population.
At the time of the 2023 census, 1,916,767 of the people spoke Urdu, 501,156 spoke Sindhi, 453,464 spoke Pashto, 407,425 Punjabi, 231,523 Saraiki, 91,034 Hindko, 71,312 Balochi and 240,975 others of total 3,913,656 as their first language.
Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.
There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital and Liaquat National Hospital.
There are several educational institutions in district east such as NED university of Engineering and Technology, University of Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus) and many other big and small educational facilities.