I. I. Chundrigar Road

I. I. Chundrigar Road
آئی آئی چندریگر روڈ
I. I. Chundrigar Road forms Karachi's historic central business district
Former name(s)McLeod Road
NamesakeIbrahim Ismail Chundrigar, the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Length2.2 km (1.4 mi)
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
Coordinates24°50′56″N 66°59′55″E / 24.848870026285976°N 66.99850726645714°E / 24.848870026285976; 66.99850726645714
West endMerewether Tower
East endIntersection of Ingle Road, Elander Road, and Dr. Ziauddin Road (Katchery Road)
Other
Known forbeing "Pakistan's Wall Street"

I. I. Chundrigar Road (Urdu: آئی آئی چندریگر روڈ), previously known as McLeod Road, is a road located in central business district of Karachi, Pakistan, and is named after former Pakistani Prime Minister Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar. The road serves as the spine of Pakistan's largest financial centre, and is frequently referred to as "Pakistan's Wall Street". It is oriented on an east-west basis and links Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road in the east to Merewether Tower in the west.[1][2]

The Karachi Stock Exchange, now consolidated as part of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, is headquartered here along with the largest banks, namely Habib Bank, United Bank, National Bank, Standard Chartered's Pakistani subsidiary and the State Bank – the nation's central bank. It is also the headquarters of media companies Hum Network and Geo News.[3]

  1. ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (26 September 2014). "Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth". Dawn. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Fire on Karachi's I I Chundrigar Road reignites". Daily Times. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ Khan, Zaheer Ahmed (7 October 2006). "DAWN - Features; October 07, 2006". Dawn. Retrieved 4 January 2023.