Shahzad Town

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Shahzad Town
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Shahzad Town
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Typical street of Shahzad Town
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Shehzad Town is a suburb and model village of Islamabad that is located adjacent to Chak Shahzad. [1] It is located near the National Agricultural Research Centre and the farm house that was owned by Pakistan's former Army General and President Pervez Musharraf. [2] Pakistan's famous columnist and journalist Javed Chaudhry also has a house here.

Events

In October 2011, police arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered large caches of explosives and ammunition from their house located near the suburb. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Shehzad Town, Islamabad, Pakistan
  2. "Wall being erected around Musharraf's farmhouse". 13 April 2014.
  3. "An explosive reality: Large cache of ammunition seized from Shehzad Town". The Express Tribune . 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. "Terror plot foiled in Islamabad". The Nation (Pakistan) . 9 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

Coordinates: 31°49′N74°16′E / 31.817°N 74.267°E / 31.817; 74.267