Aabpara

Aabpara
Commercial Zone
CountryPakistan
TerritoryIslamabad Capital Territory
SectorG-6

Aabpara آبپارہ (formerly Bagh Bhattan[1]) is a commercial zone located at the south west of Sector G-6, Islamabad, Pakistan, along Khayaban-e-Suharwardy.[2][3] It is the oldest market of Islamabad,[4] having been built in 1960. There is an official campsite in the Aabpara area.[5]

The headquarter of Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, is in Aabpara.[6]

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