Blue Area بلیو ایریا | |
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 Night view of Blue Area, the commercial hub of Islamabad. | |
 Interactive map of Blue Area | |
| Coordinates:33°43′06″N73°04′17″E / 33.7182°N 73.0714°E /33.7182; 73.0714 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| City | Islamabad |
Blue Area (Urdu:نیلا رقبہ) is thecentral business district of Islamabad, Pakistan along the Jinnah Avenue.[1] The area is a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi)-long corridor along Islamabad's Khayaban-e-Quaid-e-Azam (also known asJinnah Avenue),[2] Islamabad's primary arterial road which leads up to the main government buildings. It is characterized by clean, wide roads and tall buildings among the panoramic greenery of the adjacent areas.
It is called the "Blue Area", because it was represented in blue colour in the original design (master plan) of the planned city.
Blue Area is served by theStock Exchange,7th Avenue,PIMS,[clarification needed] and Shaheed-e-Millat metrobus stations on Jinnah Avenue Line 1 of theRawalpindi–Islamabad Metrobus system.
On 4 July 2016, the firstNational Database and Registration Authority mega centre was inaugurated in Islamabad's Blue Area with a capacity of processing 2000 applicants daily.[3]
The office has a seating capacity of 300 people, served by 34 counters.
Some of the commercial towers in Blue Area includes, but not limited to;
The Islamabad Stock Exchange building is also situated in the Blue Area. On 11 January 2016, the three stock exchanges namely Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE),Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) andKarachi Stock Exchange (KSE) all merged to becomePakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).[4]
This is a 22-storey building, equipped with modern fire-fighting systems and other facilities. It is earthquake-resistant.
The Saudi Pak Tower is a 19-floor office building, where a dozen multinational companies are operating, including European companies, American TV channels, and multinational companies from Chinese and Middle Eastern regions.
It's a 113-meter and 24-floor high-rise building, constructed in 2011 by Pakistan Telecommunication Trust. The development has a parking facility of approximately 400 cars.
Designed by British architectural firm WS Atkins, it consists of three skyscrapers, containing corporate offices, residential apartments, and a hotel. It is betweenSectorsF-8 and G-8, primarily situated at the junction of the two main artery roads of Islamabad, Jinnah Avenue andFaisal Avenue.
The Centaurus Mövenpick Hotel is under-construction and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2026. The estimated cost of building the complex was US$350 million.
On 28 April 2013, a Mothers Day March (Mamta March) was organized in three major cities of Pakistan where people gathered atThe Centaurus Mall in Islamabad,Fortress Stadium in Lahore, andPort Grand in Karachi to participate in this march.[5]
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