Royal Artillery Bazaar
The Royal Artillery Bazaar is a residential and commercial locality to the west of general headquarters of Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Reminiscent of the British colonial times and named after the Royal Artillery,[1] the area is more commonly known by the abbreviated name of 'R A Bazaar.'
Royal Artillery Bazaar | |
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Residential and commercial locality | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Punjab (Pakistan) |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Population
R A Bazaar has a population of around 50,000, which includes a majority of Punjab, Pothoharis, Urdu speaking Muhajirs, Kashmiris and Pashtuns.
Important landmarks
It is situated between the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan Army and the Military Hospital (MH). It has a commercial area (Bazaar), residential area and some important static military units which include:
- Headquarters of Frontier Works Organization (FWO).[2]
- Headquarters National Logistic Cell (NLC).[3]
- Head office of Canteen Stores Department (CSD).[4]
Housing colony of the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) and Askari apartments are important residential areas of R A Bazaar.[5]
Rawalpindi office of the Postmaster General is also situated in R A Bazaar.[6]
Important roads
- Main R A Bazar road, which is a south-wards continuation of Kashmir road, connects Mall road on the north with Baees-number-Chungi on the south.
- Sher Khan road.
- It is linked with Bedian Road.
Educational institutes
- Station School
- F.G Boys High School
References
External links
RA Bazaar in news headlines
- Suicide blast in R A Bazaar on 4 Feb 2008. 12 killed, over 30 injured in RA Bazaar suicide blast - Pakistan Times
- Suicide blast in R A Bazaar on 20 January 2014 kills 14 people
