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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, is the main commercial hub of Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
Cantonment. It is located between the Mall road and the main railway lines 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.
Population
It has a population of around 200,000 which includes a majority ofPunjabis
The Punjabis ( Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Panjābīs), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. The ...
/Pothohari
The Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Pakistani Punjab, as well as in most of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and in western areas of India's Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of whi ...
s and a minority of Urdu
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Mohajirs, Kashmiris, and
;The Mall Road
;Haider Road
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 
It also runs parallel to the Mall road just next to Haider Road and has been named so because the
* Ghousia Mosques, part of Varan Tours office/Old GTS, on Adam Ji Road
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Pathan
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s.
Major roads
;The Mall Road
;Haider Road
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
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
.
;Bank Road
It also runs parallel to the Mall road just next to Haider Road and has been named so because the National Bank of Pakistan
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) () is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Pakist ...
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.
;Adamjee 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.
;Kashmir Road
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
Pakistan Post ( ur, ) is a state enterprise which functions as Pakistan's primary and largest postal operator. 49,502 employees through a vehicle fleet of 5,000 operate traditional "to the door" service from more than 13,419 post offices acro ...
is an important landmark on Kashmir road. The biggest mosque of Rawalpindi, Jamia Islamia (Gousia mosque) is also situated on this road.
;Canning Road
This road connects Adamjee Road to the Mall Road. There are shops selling carpets and handmade products on this road.
;Harding Road
This road connects Bank Road to the Mall Road and leads to the Cantonment Hospital, just behind the Gakhar Plaza.
;Police Station Road
Cantt Police Station is on this road just behind the Cantonment hospital.
;Mahfooz Road
This road connects Mall Road to the railway station. A big public school is also on this road.
Schools colleges and University
*Fatima Jinnah Women University The Mall Road *Govt. Denny's High School (since 1871) *F G College for Women (old C. B. College) *F G Girls High School *F G Public Secondary School (old Cantt Public High School) *Saint John's High School *F G Boyes Scc School Adam Jee Road Rawalpindi *F G Sir Syed School for Boys Sir Syed Road *Pakistan Advanced College of Excellence *F G Boys High School, Daryabad, Rawalpindi *F G Sir Syed School for Girls Sir Syed Road *F G Sir Syed College The Mall RoadHospitals and clinics
*Cantonment General Hospital *Health ways *Dr. Shah Medical Dental Health care center *Hearts International Hospital *Jinnah Memorial Hospital *Mazhar Eye Hospital *Safia Memorial Clinics *Al-Ihsan HospitalReligious centres
* Ghousia Mosques, part of Varan Tours office/Old GTS, on Adam Ji Road
* Shri Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi
The Shri Krishna mandir or the Krishna Temple is a Hindu Temple located between the Rawalpindi Railway Station and Kabari Bazaar in Saddar, in the Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Currently it is the most popular place of worship ...
References
External links
allvoices.com
Fire in Gakkhar Plaza
Missing person case : IHC summons intelligence chiefs
Imran Khan visits Jahangir Akhtar’s hunger strike camp to show solidarity
Third day of Diwali: Festivities continue with spark and vigour
{{coord missing, Punjab, Pakistan Rawalpindi Cantonment Populated places in Rawalpindi Cantonment