Rawalpindi Cantonment

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Coordinates: 33°58′00″N 73°05′29″E / 33.96667°N 73.09139°E / 33.96667; 73.09139
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Rawalpindi
Urban
Rawalpindi Cantonment
Calling code
051
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Rawalpindi Cantonment Pakistan (

Punjab province, Pakistan. The headquarters of the Pakistan Army, which are known as the General Headquarters (GHQ), are located in the Rawalpindi cantonment.[1]

Rawalpindi cantonment is part of Rawalpindi Metropolitan city Population 3,461,806(2017)
It is situated on the

Rawalpindi Railway Station and its own hospital, Cantonment General Hospital.[2]

Initially, Rawalpindi cantonment was the only one in
Chaklala Cantonment
. The northern and eastern parts of the city around the airport were included in Chaklala cantt, while the western and southern parts of Rawalpindi cantonment remained as is.

Roads and streets

Following the partition, a number of streets and neighborhoods in Rawalpindi Cantonment underwent a renaming process.[3] Muree Road was renamed Rashid Minhas Road, Wynne Thomas Road became Sarwar Road, and Craig Road was changed to Sir Syed Road.[3] Macdonald Road was renamed Tufail Road, while Napier Road became Iftikhar Janjua Road.[3]

Also, Clyde Road was changed to Aziz Bhatti Road, Church Road to Tamiz-ud-Din Road, and Victoria Road to Sharif Road.[3] Cunningham Road was renamed Kashmir Road, Lawrence Road became Haider Road, and Edward Road was changed to Bank Road.[3] Lastly, Nicholson Road was renamed Taimoor Road.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rawalpindi Cantonment". GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. ^ "Cantt hospital out of reach for the poor". The Express Tribune. February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "راولپنڈی کی 'گاندھی گلی' جو 'گندی گلی' سے موسوم ہو گئی". Independent Urdu. December 29, 2023.
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