developed under British rule, large waves of Baloch migrants settled in the Lyari from the Iranian portion of Balochistan. Migration increased after the Iranian government began subjugating Iranian Balochistan in 1928. Baloch of Iranian descent today form the largest portion of Baloch in Lyari. Gujaratis and Kutchis are also heavily represented in Baghdadi and Shah Baig Line. There are several thousand members of the African-descended Sheedi people, locally called Makrani, though they have mostly integrated into the larger Baloch community. Those of Sheedi heritage, or partial Sheedi heritage, may in fact make up the majority of Balochi speakers in Lyari. Lyari is mostly Sunni, although there are at least and estimated 50,000 Zikri members. Politics Lyari has been an important site for social and labor activism since the colonial era. Lyari was also a base for anti-colonial movements, such as the Khilafat Movement, and the Reshmi Rumal Tehreek. Mohandas Gandhi is reported to have visited Lyari's Chakiwara Chowk during his struggle against the British. In the 1960s, Lyari was the main base for several leftist student organizations and Baloch nationalist organizations. It is sometimes referred to as the birthplace of Baloch nationalism. The locality became the base from which socialist Zulfikar Ali Bhutto campaigned for Prime Minister in the 1970s, and remained a stronghold of Bhutto's PPP for decades afterwards, as opposed to the rest of the city which was dominated by other parties. In the 80s, Lyari became a center of resistance to dictator Zia-ul-Haq, and again against Pervez Musharraf in the 2000s. In 1987, Benazir Bhutto was elected to the national assembly from a seat in Lyari. The area was a stronghold of the PPP from 1970 until 2018, when Lyari voted for Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, and the PPP came in third place. Social Indicators There are many schools, college, and a university, along with two national standard hospital & some mini hospitals. Also, they have a public places where people gather around in the evening. Education The Educational and Training Institutes in Lyari Town: ▪ Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari (BBSUL) ▪ Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College (SMBBMC) • Lyari Degree Government Science, Arts and Commerce Boys College • Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Boys College • Rose Educational and Welfare Society • Abdullah Haroon Science & Commerce Boys College • Nusrat Bhutto Science & Commerce Girls College • Lyari General Hospital Medical & Nursing Training