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 | Merewether Tower |
| East end | intersection of Ingle Road, Elander Road, and Dr. Ziauddin Road (Katchery Road) |
| 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] The Karachi Stock Exchange, now consolidated as part of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, is located on the street. Numerous banks are also headquartered along the street, such as Habib Bank Limited, United Bank Limited, [[ Standard Chartered Bank of Pakistan, as well as both the National Bank of Pakistan and the State Bank of Pakistan.
In 1963, Habib Bank Plaza was built along the street, which remained the tallest building of Pakistan until 2005, when the MCB Tower, which was also built on the road, was completed.[6]
Gallery
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Looking east towards the MCB Tower, with the historic Karachi 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 historic State Bank of Pakistan building now serves as the State Bank of Pakistan Museum -
The midcentury building of the new State Bank of Pakistan complex -
Historic headquarters of the Standard Chartered Pakistan -
The road is named after the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan, I. I. Chundrigar -
Merewether Clock Tower is at the western terminus of the road
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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