Blue Area is the central business districtofIslamabad, 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 as Jinnah 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.
Blue Area is served by Stock Exchange, 7th Avenue, PIMS, and Shaheed-e-Millat metro bus stations on Jinnah Avenue Line 1 of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus system.
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 between SectorsF-8 and G-8, primarily situated at the junction of the two main artery roads of Islamabad, Jinnah Avenue and Faisal 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 at The Centaurus Mall in Islamabad, Fortress Stadium in Lahore, and Port Grand in Karachi to participate in this march.[5]
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