Blue Area is the

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along the Jinnah Avenue. The area is a -long corridor along Islamabad's Khayaban-e-Quaid-e-Azam (also known as Jinnah Avenue), Islamabad's primary arterial road which leads up to the main government buildings. It is characterized by clean, wide roads and tall buildings among the panoramic greenery of the adjacent areas.

Etymology

It is called the "Blue Area", because it was represented in blue color in the original design (master plan) of the planned city.

Transport

Blue Area is served by Stock Exchange, 7th Avenue, PIMS, and Shaheed-e-Millat metro bus stations on Line 1 of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus system.

Public services

On 4 July 2016, the first state-of-the-art National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) mega center was inaugurated in Islamabad's Blue Area with a capacity of processing 2,000 applicants daily. The office has a seating capacity of 300 people, served by 34 counters.

Commercial

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It's a 113-meter and 24 floors high-rise building, constructed in 2011 by Pakistan Telecommunication Trust. The development has a parking facility of approximately 400 cars.

Islamabad Stock Exchange

The Islamabad Stock Exchange building is also situated in the Blue Area. On 11 January 2016, the three stock exchanges namely Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE), Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) and Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) all merged to become

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(PSX). This is 22 storeys building, equipped with modern fire-fighting systems and other facilities.

The Centaurus Mall

Designed by British architectural firm WS Atkins, it consists of three skyscrapers, containing corporate offices, residential apartments, and a hotel. It is between Sectors F-8 and G-8, primarily situated at the junction of the two main artery roads of Islamabad, Jinnah Avenue and

Faisal Avenue The Islamabad Expressway ( ur, ), sometimes Islamabad Highway) is a major north-south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, connecting the national capital w ...

. The Centaurus Mövenpick Hotel is under-construction and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2018. The estimated cost for building the complex was US$350 million. On 28 April 2013, a Mothers Day March (Mamta March) was organized in three major cities of Pakistan where people gathered at

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Mall in Islamabad, Fortress Stadium in Lahore, and

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in Karachi to participate in this march.

Saudi-Pak Tower

The Saudi Pak Tower is a 19-floors office building, where a dozen multinational companies are operating, including European companies, American TV channels and multinational companies from Chinese and Middle Eastern regions.

Buildings

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*Saudi-Pak Tower * Telecom Tower Islamabad * Kuslum International Hospital * United Bank Limited building *

Mall * HBL Pakistan building *

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building

Gallery

File:The Red Metro Bus in Blue Area.jpg, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus in Blue Area File:The Centarus.jpg,

Mall,

File:Bird eye view of Islamabad.jpeg, Skyscrapers at Jinnah Avenue,

. File:City Boulevard (Islamabad, Pakistan).jpg, OGDCL & other buildings File:Islamabad view.jpg, Telecom Tower & Islamabad Stock Exchange File:Ise building2.png,

File:Faisal Avenue Interchange, Islamabad.jpg, The Faisal Avenue Interchange in Blue Area.

is visible in the Background. File:Jinnahavenueislamabad.jpg, View of Blue Area with Jinnah Avenue in

References

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