FADING MEMORIES

OF ISLAMABAD
Presented by:
Isra Shahid
Nabeeha Ihsan
Syeda Rabia Zafar
Syeda Kainat Bukhari
Samra Bibi
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

■ Saud Mukhtar has lived and worked in

Islamabad all his life
■ He wrote this book because he feels
indebted to all the people who made
Islamabad a reality and wants to pass on
a cleaner and safer Islamabad to the next
generation. His love for the city
compelled him to write his debut book,
Fading Memories of Islamabad.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
CONSTITUTION AVENUE
■ Birthplace
■ Early residence
■ Quaid-e-Azam University
■ CDA
SECTOR G-6/4

■ Siraj Covered Market

■ Wildlife
■ Modernisation of G-6/4
■ Rawal Dam
■ Melody Market
MY SCHOOL – ISLAMABAD
COLLEGE FOR BOYS
■ ICB
■ NCC
■ Ohjri Camp Blast
■ Melody market
■ Aabpara market
■ Babu city
■ Hotels [Ambassador Hotel, Islamabad Hotel and the Holiday Inn (now the Marriot)]
■ PTV
SIRAJ COVERED MARKET

■ Siraj Covered Market; location

■ Chinese cuisine
■ Sub Markets
■ Foto Fashion, famous photography shop
■ Struggles of the Siraj family
■ Tenants groups
 THE OLDER MARKETS

■ Super markets (Kohsaar Market and Jinnah Super Market)

■ Sunday Market (Itwar Bazar) and Friday Market (Jummah Bazar)
■ Shaheed-e-Millat Road
■ Centaurus Mall
■ Cake Place Bakery
■ Mr. Books and Famous book shops
■ United Bakery
■ Karachi Company and Peshawar Moor Markets
LIVING IN G-9

■ Fear of dogs
■ Hockey
■ Industrial Exhibition (Qaumi Sanati Numaish)
■ Afghan immigration
■ Afghan Restaurant
■ Meena Bazaar
■ The annual parade of paramilitary forces
A BIT ABOUT HISTORY
■ 1961-64 – first three years of development
■ 1976 – Pakistan’s New Capital
■ 1979 – City of peace
UP AND DOWN THE HILLS
■ Margalla hills
■ Peer Sohawa
■ Daman-e-Koh
■ Trail 3 ; trekking
■ Rose and Jasmine garden
■ Kanwal Lake (Lotus Lake)
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

■ Issue about identity

■ Flux of people
■ Tezgam
■ H-8 graveyard
■ Sarkari Babus (colloquial for government officers)
■ Social scene and concert culture
Food Scene

■ Mode of socialising
■ Hotplate
■ When the Afghanis came to Islamabad tikkas gained popularity.
■ Aga Khani Samosas
■ Super Market F-7 and Jinnah Super Market F-7.
THE LOST GEMS

■ The American Centre.

■ The British council library
■ Passports
■ Renting VCR’s
■ Kohsaar Cinema, Melody Cinema and the NAFDEC.
■ The Old Airport
■ Roads of Islamabad
 A 100 YEARS OLD ISLAMABAD
■ CDA to MCI
■ Property
■ Development work on E-12 and D-12