Saddar Rawalpindi

 Saddar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, is the main commercial hub of Rawalpindi Cantonment. It is located between the Mall road and the main Railway lines [1] 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. The northern part of Saddar is more congested because it is residential as well as commercial. Chota Bazaar is a famous shopping area of northern part of Saddar.

Major roads

Haider Road

It is the first parallel road to the Mall Road and known for banks, photocopier shops and handicrafts’ outlets. Its old name is Lawrence Road and it connects Murree Road with Mahfooz Road which leads to the city Railway station. This road is the main passage of all the city transports which travel to all parts of the city as well as Islamabad.

Bank Road

Formerly called Edwards Road, it originates from the Murree Road and ends at Mahfooz 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 [1] is situated on it. In fact, branches of almost all banks are situated on this road. Gakkhar Plaza is a prominent shopping center on this road. Various markets exist for branded garments (Bonanza, Leeds, Cambridge, Levi's, Oxford, etc) plus boutiques and shops for ceremonial dresses. Two big markets of Mobilephones also exist 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 Railway line towards the north. Ministry of Defence offices and Poonch House are the important landmarks on this road. After crossing Kashmir Road, you can find lots of shops of auto spare parts of almost all automobiles running in Pakistan. The oldest Chhota Bazar (Small Market) is also located on this road after the spareparts 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 a tailor shops for ladies clothes. Its previous name was Dalhousie Road. General Post Office (GPO) of Pakistan Post [2] is an important land mark on Kashmir road. The biggest mosque of Rawalpindi Jamia Islamia is also situated on this road.

Canning Road

This road connects Adamjee Road to the Mall Road. You can find shops of carpets and handmade products on this road.

Harding Road

This road connects Bank Road to the Mall Road and leads to the Cantonment Hopital just behind the Gakhar Plaza.

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