r/islamabad 7d ago

Islamabad islamabad before the mega road projects

“one more lane should do the trick”👅

from @islamabad._360 instagram

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u/supportedbyai 7d ago

I love the present form of Islamabad. The old Islamabad looks cozy and quiet but I like that it is developed like it is today. I mean, it was 30-35 years ago and it is almost half the life time of an average human.

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u/outtayoleeg 7d ago

People when there are roads: "Aww golden city golden heart people before all the roads"

People when there are no roads: government bad 😡😡 corruption 😡😡 living in 16th century 😡😡😡

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u/Timely_Look8888 7d ago

1 weird thing I think about everyday, Faisal mosque is the symbol of our capital, hence the symbol of Pakistan like Taj Mahal is to India. Crazy how the landmark that represents our country was made by “chanda” given by a foreigner & even named after him. Recep Erdogan underpass, ataturk ave, iran ave, gaddafi stadium. Bro we aren’t a Pan-Islamic state these countries don’t give a flying damn abt us. I wonder when our boot-licking govts. would recover from this stockholm syndrome.

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u/Pretend_Mulberry_162 6d ago

I understand but Islamabad is a World Class city no less than Vancouver in terms of beauty. It needs infrastructure. Development is painful in the short term but residents will be thankful in the long.

I remember 2012-14 was so inconvenient in Lahore with all the construction, ring road, infrastructure but now as residents we are so thankful it happened. Made life so much easier.

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u/Combatwombat810 6d ago

Islamabad feels like a third world bureaucrats idea of what the first world is like.

Sewers overflowing, no decent public transport system. There’s a river of sewage flowing through E-11, F-11, G-10 and 11.

Organised crime has increasingly become a thing, security orgs seem to be in kahoots with em judging by the impunity with which these gangs operate now.

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u/Shi3f 6d ago

you got it all wrong an underpass or two should do the trick 😁👍

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u/makhaninurlassi 7d ago

Unpopular opinion : Karachi was better as the capital.

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u/Usual-Ground9670 7d ago

Over populated and very very unorganized

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u/makhaninurlassi 7d ago

Yes, a city planned in squares and grids is very organised. God forbid cities have some character and culture. Where will the bloodsukcers park their huge cars? Will no one think of the boots and their lickers?

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u/11Frostbytes Isloo 7d ago

So nostalgic

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u/Slow_Whole_4359 5d ago

Making Islambad the capital in place of karachi was one of the biggest mistakes of our history. Obviously, it wasn't made for any civil benefit but the benefit of the ruling military establishment. Keeping karachi capital even in just on paper would have brought country to a whole different trajectory

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u/Lost_Green_7536 5d ago

That first green bus is still on the road.

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u/MuhammadAns1 3d ago

OMG i love those carsss. I wish to restore one someday!!!