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Saddar | |
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Commercial hub of Rawalpindi | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab (Pakistan) |
District | Rawalpindi |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Saddar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, is the main commercial hub of Rawalpindi Cantonment. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is located between the Mall road and the main railway lines [6] connecting Rawalpindi with down-country. It has some major business and commercial centres, main branches of major Pakistani banks, and residential areas of British colonial era. Saddar is a home to a dense cluster of residential and commercial buildings. Shops as well as shopping malls offer a diverse range of locally manufactured products and imported items. Chota Bazaar is a famous shopping area in northern Saddar.
It has a population of around 200,000 which includes a majority of Punjabis and a minority of Urdu-speaking Mohajirs, Kashmiris, and Pathans.
It is the first parallel road to the Mall Road and is well known for banks, photocopier shops and handicraft outlets. Its old name is Lawrence Road and connects Murree Road with Mahfooz Road which leads to the city Railway station. This road is the main thoroughfare for all of the city's transportation, which connect the rest of the city as well as Islamabad.
It also runs parallel to the Mall road just next to Haider Road and has been named so because the National Bank of Pakistan is situated on it. In fact, branches of almost all banks are situated on this road as is the prominent Gakkhar Plaza shopping center. Various markets exist for branded garments (Bonanza, Leeds, Cambridge, Levi's, Oxford, etc.) plus boutiques and shops for ceremonial dresses. Two big mobile-phone markets are on the same road.
Next to Bank Road is the Adamjee Road which road originates from the Sarwar Road at Punj Sarki (5-road) Fuel Station and crosses Kashmir Road and continues towards the northbound railway. Ministry of Defence offices and Poonch House are important landmarks on this road. Beyond Kashmir Road, there are many shops selling spare auto parts for almost every model running in Pakistan. The oldest Chhota Bazar (Small Market) is also located on this road after the spare parts shops. This road is named after a prominent Rawalpindi businessman, Sheikh Adamjee Mamojee Hakimjee. His father, Mamojee Hakimjee also has a road named after him in Rawalpindi in the Lalkurti section of the city.
This road originates from the Mall Road and hits Murree Road at Mareer Chowk. It is famous for branded garments shops, market for automobile spare parts, meat and poultry market, and tailor shops for ladies' clothes. Its previous name was Dalhousie Road. General Post Office of Pakistan Post is an important landmark on Kashmir road. The biggest mosque of Rawalpindi, Jamia Islamia (Gousia mosque) is also situated on this road.
This road connects Adamjee Road to the Mall Road. There are shops selling carpets and handmade products on this road.
This road connects Bank Road to the Mall Road and leads to the Cantonment Hospital, just behind the Gakhar Plaza.
Cantt Police Station is on this road just behind the Cantonment hospital.
This road connects Mall Road to the railway station. A big public school is also on this road.
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