I. I. Chundrigar Road
 I. I. Chundrigar Road forms Karachi's historic central business district | |
| Former name(s) | McLeod Road |
|---|---|
| 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 the financial hub of Karachi, Pakistan. It is named after former Pakistani Prime Minister I. I. Chundrigar. As of 2018, the area is zoned as Downtown Karachi on the basis of Socio-Economic cultural heritage of the city by Commissioner Mr. Iftikhar Ali Shallwani.
The Karachi financial area is the largest in the country, referred to as "Pakistan's Wall Street".[6][7]
In 1963, Habib Bank Plaza was built on this street which remained the tallest building of Pakistan until 2005.[6]
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.[8]
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.
- ^ "NLC lost Rs1b in glitzy twin towers project: Audit - The Express Tribune". 15 December 2012.
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