Aabpara

Aabpara
آبپارہ
Commercial area
CountryPakistan
TerritoryIslamabad Capital Territory
SectorG-6

Aabpara (Urdu: آبپارہ ), historically known as Bagh Bhattan (Urdu: باغ بھٹان), is a commercial area near the Lal Masjid in Sector G-6 of Islamabad, Pakistan.[1] Established in 1960, it is the oldest market in the capital city.[2][3] Aabpara is also notable for housing the headquarters of Pakistan's intelligence agencies, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB).[4][5]

Etymology

Initially developed as a residential area for civil servants in the newly established capital, the locality is named after a girl born in 1960.[3] She was the first child born in the area, and the name was chosen by the residents to commemorate the event. The child's family was part of the Bengali community that had migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[6]

References

  1. ^ "A sinister spy story". france24.com.
  2. ^ Maneesha Tikekar (1 January 2004). Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan. Promilla. pp. 32–39. ISBN 978-8185002347. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Martina Nicolls (1 December 2010). Kashmir on a Knife-Edge. Eloquent Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1609764135. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ Tony Wheeler (1990). West Asia on a Shoestring: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet. p. 302. ISBN 978-0864420572. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  5. ^ Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Paul Clammer; Rodney Cocks; John Mock (1 May 2008). Lonely Planet Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway (7th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 72. ISBN 978-1741045420. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ^ "How 'Aabpara' got its name!".

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