Chaklala is a major suburban town of Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan .
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40-518: A population of around 407,952 according to the latest 2017 census. The major ethnic groups in the area are Potohari , Punjabis and Pashtuns . A large number of Kashmiris have also settled in the area after independence in 1947. Since Chaklala is a major army garrison and an airforce base as well, a large number of military families are also housed here from all over Pakistan. Chaklala Airforce Base provides strategic transport to Pakistan's political and military leadership. The Chaklala Cantonment
60-543: A railway station, the Chaklala Railway Station . An associated strategic dry port, the Chaklala Dry Port, handles cargo trains. Benazir Bhutto International Airport is an important landmark of the area, located at Chaklala which is technically a part of Rawalpindi. In 2006, Jinnah Park ( Urdu : جناح پارک ) was inaugurated in Chaklala and has since become a hotspot of activity for
80-630: A rapidly diminishing rural area. There is a large commercial market situated in Chaklala Scheme III which is the major shopping area for all the residents in Chaklala. The market comprises a lot of restaurants and shopping areas and a hang out spot for the younger people. There is also a cinema and retail complex located in Jinnah Park on the airport road which is another area where residents venture out during evenings. Chaklala has
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120-750: Is a principle military installation located in Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. The Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ), together with the Army GHQ PAF Base Nur Khan , are currently headquartered in the Chaklala cantonment. Most of the military facilities, buildings, mobility support workshops have built by the British Army and the Royal Air Force during times of India under British monarchy . In 2002,
140-492: Is an amusement and public park located on Airport Road in the high-security Chaklala Cantonment suburb of Rawalpindi , Pakistan. It is the town's primary amusement park and covers an area of approximately 17 hectares (42 acres). Initial plans for its development began as early as 1995 and it was opened in 2006. It was named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah , the founder and the first Governor-General of Pakistan . Sculptures of Jinnah and his family name are placed at
160-630: Is an important air base of the Pakistan Air Force. The headquarters of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan are located in the high-security Pakistan Army garrison. Grand Trunk Road (N-5) passes through the area. This major route connects the area with the city center of Rawalpindi and provides a route to the capital city of Islamabad. It extends from the Ammar Shaheed Chowk Roundabout to
180-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chaklala, Rawalpindi#Airport Road It is situated astride the Airport Road, to the east of Grand Trunk Road on the main railway line. The town has its own railway station Chaklala Railway Station which is located less than 1 kilometer away from Benazir Bhutto International Airport . Chaklala
200-546: Is under the municipal administration of Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) which provides water, sewage treatment and road improvements in the area along with maintaining parks and green areas. This is separate from the other two municipal authorities i.e Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation which make up the metropolitan city of Rawalpindi The area also has modern housing schemes namely Gulzar-e-Quaid, Chaklala Housing Schemes I, II & III, Askari - I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, X & XII with
220-690: The Ministry of Defence had split the Chaklala from larger Rawalpindi Cantonment to improve security around the Army GHQ and provide better administration among the military headquarters of the Pakistani military. Before 2002, Rawalpindi Cantonment was the largest of all cantonments in Pakistan which was creating administrative problems in providing municipal services due to rapid urban growth. Chaklala Airbase, recently re-named as PAF Base Nur Khan ,
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#1732773107236240-507: The Koraal Chowk/Koraal Chowk Intersection. The Benazir Bhutto International Airport and the adjacent Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala are located along this road. It is a modern six-lane road. Two fly-overs have been constructed to reduce the load of traffic at the busiest sections of the road, closer to the Ammar Shaheed Chowk Roundabout (2009) and at Koral Chowk (2017), respectively. The route serves as
260-528: The city of Rawalpindi . It houses a state-of-the-art cinema, Cinepax, a Metro Cash and Carry supermart, an outlet of McDonald's , gaming lounges, Motion Rides and other recreational facilities. The vast lawns also provide an adequate picnic spot. Pakistan Television Corporation 's Islamabad Centre was initially set up at Chaklala before it was shifted to its present location in Islamabad . Jinnah Park Jinnah Park ( Urdu : جناح پارک )
280-491: The first one by the company of the same name. It has a McDonald's Restaurant which offers both counter service , with both indoor and outdoor seating available, and drive-thru service, 24 hours a day. It also houses a PlayPlace – an indoor playground . The park has another restaurant called Diva, a frozen yogurt and gelato chain shop called "Frutti5", Second Cup , Subway , Pappasallis (an Italian chain), and other restaurants and cafes. Tuck-shops are scattered throughout
300-491: The main artery connecting the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad . It runs along the western perimeter of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport . The road connects the busy traffic arteries of Benazir Bhutto Road alternatively known as Murree Road and Airport Road. It is a newly carpeted four-lane road. Railway line of Pakistan Railways passes through the town. The area has
320-402: The park began in 1995, when Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) tasked Capital Development Authority (CDA) to build the park. In 2004, the incomplete project was passed on to Pakistan Army 's X Corps and after facing delays, it finally opened in 2006. RDA spent at least 329 million Pakistani rupees on the project. Jinnah Park houses Pakistan's first multiplex called "Cinepax",
340-515: The park's main entrance. The site for the park was previously occupied by the maximum security District Jail Rawalpindi which opened in 1882. Former president and prime minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was notably imprisoned here before being executed on 4 April 1979. The exact spot on site, where the gallows once stood is unknown. The prison was demolished in 1988 after the completion of construction of Central Jail Rawalpindi , commonly known as Adyala Jail, in 1986. The construction of
360-432: The park. "Cosmo Cash and Carry" retails a wide range of products at a discount, for example, groceries, meat and poultry, frozen foods , dairy products, health and beauty products, appliances etc. The park also has: The park is adorned with lawns, flowerbeds, fountains and sculptures. The park features four sky-high pillars called "Unity Towers", one for each province of Pakistan . The height of each tower represents
380-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Airport_Road&oldid=1245274856 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
400-413: The size of its province relative to the others, thus the one for Balochistan is the tallest of the four and the one for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the shortest. There are four gazebos which are sculptured into enormous headgears, representative of the four provinces, while the seating arrangements underneath make use of the traditional charpais and gāo-takkiyas . During certain hours, the roller rink
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