Lyari (Urdu: لیاری; Sindhi: لیاري) is a historic locality in Karachi, Pakistan.

[2] After Karachi was developed under British rule, large waves of Baloch migrants settled in the Lyari from the Iranian portion of Balochistan.

[1] As a result, Lyari developed in a haphazard manner,[4] and was characterized by a cluster of poor settlements with home made of reed and mudbrick.

"[7] Lyari in the 70s also became a haven for drug traffickers who could avoid law enforcement agencies in the localities narrow lanes.

[6] Some locals allege that drugs were pushed into the neighborhood by the regime of Zia-ul-Haq in retaliation for Lyari's opposition to his rule.

[6] The PPP supported the gang of Uzair Baloch and Rehman Dakait to confront the MQM-back Arshad Pappu.

[1] During that period, Lyari was cut off from sources of revenue and "economically lucrative" areas in Karachi's District South, as it was made into its own municipality during that era.

[12] In 2018, Lyari voted for Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, breaking a 48 year streak of PPP rule.

[2] After Karachi was developed under British rule, large waves of Baloch migrants settled in the Lyari from the Iranian portion of Balochistan.

[2] There are several thousand members of the African-descended Sheedi people, locally called Makrani, though they have mostly integrated into the larger Baloch community.

Lyari Government Boys Secondary School • Kiran Foundation, DCTO Campus > Al Qadir School, Liyari Football and boxing are the most popular sports, and some of the most notable boxers and footballers in Pakistan have mostly emerged from Lyari.

[17][18] Notable players during this period include Abdul Ghafoor, nicknamed the "Pakistani Pelé" and "Black Pearl of Pakistan",[19] Muhammad Umer, Moosa Ghazi, Abid Ghazi, Turab Ali, Ali Nawaz Baloch, among others.

[20] The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea bronze medal champion Hussein Shah was born and trained in Lyari, who won in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg).