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|length_km=2.2|former_names=McLeod Road|junction=|namesake=[[Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]], the sixth [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]|other_name=|nick=|known_for=being "Pakistan's Wall Street"}} |
|length_km=2.2|former_names=McLeod Road|junction=|namesake=[[Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]], the sixth [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]|other_name=|nick=|known_for=being "Pakistan's Wall Street"}} |
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'''I. I. Chundrigar Road'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/08/28/heavy-rainfall-lashes-karachi/|title=Heavy rainfall lashes Karachi {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/news/local/2019/09/karachi-to-receive-light-showers-sunday-evening/|title=Heavy rain turns Karachi weather pleasant {{!}} Samaa Digital|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1498173|title=Rs248m plan for I.I. Chundrigar Road beautification|last=Reporter|first=The Newspaper's Staff|date=2019-08-05|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/en/karachi-traffic-plan-8th-9th-10th-muharram-unveiled/|title=Karachi: Traffic plan for 8th, 9th and 10th of Muharram unveiled|date=2019-09-07|website=ARYNEWS|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/507893-commissioner-orders-steps-to-beautify-ii-chundrigar-road|title=Commissioner orders steps to beautify II Chundrigar Road|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>, formerly '''McLeod Road''', is located in |
'''I. I. Chundrigar Road'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/08/28/heavy-rainfall-lashes-karachi/|title=Heavy rainfall lashes Karachi {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/news/local/2019/09/karachi-to-receive-light-showers-sunday-evening/|title=Heavy rain turns Karachi weather pleasant {{!}} Samaa Digital|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1498173|title=Rs248m plan for I.I. Chundrigar Road beautification|last=Reporter|first=The Newspaper's Staff|date=2019-08-05|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/en/karachi-traffic-plan-8th-9th-10th-muharram-unveiled/|title=Karachi: Traffic plan for 8th, 9th and 10th of Muharram unveiled|date=2019-09-07|website=ARYNEWS|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/507893-commissioner-orders-steps-to-beautify-ii-chundrigar-road|title=Commissioner orders steps to beautify II Chundrigar Road|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>, formerly '''McLeod Road''', is located in central [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. It is named after former Pakistani Prime Minister [[I. I. Chundrigar]]. The road serves as the spine of Pakistan's largest financial centre, and so is frequently referred to as "Pakistan's Wall Street".<ref name="nadeemf.paracha">{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1134284|title=Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth|author=Nadeem F. Paracha|work=dawn.com|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C12%5C14%5Cstory_14-12-2008_pg12_8|title=Daily Times|website=Daily Times}}</ref> In 1963, [[Habib Bank Plaza]] was built along the street, which remained the tallest building of Pakistan until 2005,<ref name="nadeemf.paracha" /> until completion of the [[MCB Tower]], which was also built on the road. |
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The Karachi financial area is the largest in the country, referred to as "Pakistan's Wall Street".<ref name="nadeemf.paracha">{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1134284|title=Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth|author=Nadeem F. Paracha|work=dawn.com|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C12%5C14%5Cstory_14-12-2008_pg12_8|title=Daily Times|website=Daily Times}}</ref> |
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File:Ii chundrigar.jpg|Looking east towards the [[MCB Tower]], with the historic Cotton Exchange on the left |
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In 1963, [[Habib Bank Plaza]] was built on this street which remained the tallest building of Pakistan until 2005.<ref name="nadeemf.paracha"/> |
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File:Skyline of Karachi.jpg|I.I. Chundrigar Road's skyline viewed from the south |
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File:HBL Plaza.jpg|[[Habib Bank Plaza]], built in 1963, was once the tallest building in [[South Asia]] |
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In 2007 Sharjah-based Enshaa Holdings in a joint venture with NLC launched Karachi International Financial Centre on II Chundrigar road which would comprise a hotel, office towers, serviced flats and a railway station. The Karachi Financial Towers would include two identical 37-storey towers connected by a three-floor glass skybridge. As of 2012, construction has been abandoned because of financial misappropriation and possible embezzlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/480015/nlc-lost-rs1b-in-glitzy-twin-towers-project-audit/|title=NLC lost Rs1b in glitzy twin towers project: Audit - The Express Tribune|date=15 December 2012|publisher=}}</ref> |
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File:Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar.jpg|The road is named after the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[I. I. Chundrigar]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:47, 10 April 2020
 I. I. Chundrigar Road forms Karachi's historic central business district | |
| Former name(s) | McLeod Road |
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| Namesake | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Length | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| West end | intersection of Ingle Road, Elander Road, and Dr. Ziauddin Road (Katchery Road) |
| East end | Merewether Tower |
| Other | |
| Known for | being "Pakistan's Wall Street" |
I. I. Chundrigar Road[1][2][3][4][5], formerly McLeod Road, is located in central Karachi, Pakistan. It is named after former Pakistani Prime Minister I. I. Chundrigar. The road serves as the spine of Pakistan's largest financial centre, and so is frequently referred to as "Pakistan's Wall Street".[6][7] In 1963, Habib Bank Plaza was built along the street, which remained the tallest building of Pakistan until 2005,[6] until completion of the MCB Tower, which was also built on the road.
Gallery
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Looking east towards the MCB Tower, with the historic Cotton Exchange on the left -
I.I. Chundrigar Road's skyline viewed from the south -
Habib Bank Plaza, built in 1963, was once the tallest building in South Asia -
The road is named after the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan, I. I. Chundrigar
See also
References
- ^ "Heavy rainfall lashes Karachi | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Heavy rain turns Karachi weather pleasant | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2019-08-05). "Rs248m plan for I.I. Chundrigar Road beautification". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Karachi: Traffic plan for 8th, 9th and 10th of Muharram unveiled". ARYNEWS. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Commissioner orders steps to beautify II Chundrigar Road". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ a b Nadeem F. Paracha. "Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth". dawn.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Daily Times". Daily Times.
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