Islamabad’s famous and extremely busy IJP Road remodeling project is finally near completion. With a refreshed look and feel, the road has been given a new name as well.
According to a tweet from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, the Federal Cabinet has rechristened IJP Road as ‘Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Road’.
The decision has received mixed feedback from the netizens. Some commenters said that it is a good step to honor the memory of a great martyred soldier, while others argue that renaming a main thoroughfare will create difficulties for new commuters and local businesses in the area.
A recent media report stated that the municipal agency has decided to construct service lanes on Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Road to accommodate slow-moving vehicles.
The official stated that the addition of service lanes to the project’s design would be of great assistance to ‘slow commuters’. The civic agency will also beautify service lanes with green belts and flowers, giving the commuters a green appearance.
While the road’s official opening date is still uncertain, the project will be completed soon. The administration has received some criticism from the people for deciding to construct the service lane “at the eleventh hour”.
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These people think that you can name roads after Shaheeds and people will start loving this army again
There is a clear difference in true martyrs and the current military.
Be Positive
These little things can’t effect our love towards our Army ….
100% what i thought
Better to name new projects with the name of our past heroes. Renaming preexisting infrastructure again and again make no sense. It seems just to betray our own self.
Lolz it’s funny that they will name it after them. Army is everywhere already from private sector to public sector. Now start naming building and roads. Honestly can’t get any worst.
They retire and take jobs from normal people.
* Dont change the name
*Make the service road to keep population traffic out of way.
Its a need for both side population to.
* Give a u turn
Under pass or
Overfly for pindora chingi
Otherwise people use wrong way till 9 th avenue.
Its big crowd to be managed
We are proud of you, Noor ul Amin Mengal Sahib.
Good decision.and good job
Civilian puppets pleasing their military masters.
Better to rename it as AQ khan road. BTW I’m very dishearten to share that we did nothing in his life for his great efforts and works for the country and we know what happened with him in the whole life at least now he should be appreciated
No Definite time for completion I suppose that will depend on when they stop eating so far it has taken decades to fill there stomachs and they still look quite thin god help us from corruption (Ameen)
I’ll probably change my comment when Asim munirs minders start chasing me or if nawaz sharif comes back from his long holiday 😂😂😂
This road may be renamed as Jahangir Jansher Road (two great squash legends of Pakistan).
Nice initiative
sai mulaq ko loot rahy hai na choor hai waqiii har adhaaary par inn ka qabza ha army ka army ka kam border par ha r yah laanat laina k liya har jaga awam par hi qabza kar k bahthy hai chooor hamara tax ka passo sa choor jaibaaa garm karna r tabaiii karna bahthaaa hai border par kam karo gtyaaa sharm b ni ati ijp vip name tah kis bawaqoof ka name par road bana rahy hai wah wah us ka baap na passy diya jo us ka name likha aisa har banda shaheed hi hota ha wo tv par ni ata unn ak anme par road ni banty adhaary ni banty
Paying Homage to Kings ??
میری ذاتی راۓ میں یہ ایک اچھا قدم ہے کہ ہم اپنی شاہراہوں و پارکس اور دیگر عوامی جگہوں کے نام اپنے شہدأ کے نام پر رکھیں بلکہ ہر اس شخص کے نام پر رکھیں جس نے اس ملک اور قوم کے لئے گراں قدر خدمات انجام دی ہوں ۔ بلکہ ان کی زندگیوں میں ہی ایسے لوگوں کی خدمات کے اعتراف میں ایسا کرنا چاہئے ۔
Name should have been on a civil hero
Why not _AbdusSattar Edhi shahrah_
Don’t behave like PPP… Every nook and crany is Benazir….
It’s a good new name to honur a martyr. Netizens are mostly PTI terrorists who disgraced helicopter shuda earlier and generally disgrace Army people to meet their cyberwar objectives.Good name
Shaheed Capt Kernal Sher Khan (NH) deserves such respect, we respect all our Shuhada those gave their lives for country and unfortunately for their aaqa those are playing with all!
Why only Pakistan Army soldiers are martyred ? Why the establishment need to emphasize and infuse the martyrs of Pakistan army only after 9 May incident ? Does police department don’t have any martyr? Security Guards ? Pathetic establishment and pathetic decisions.
Bhai first of all Pakistani Army soldiers called martyrs because Pakistan is an Islamic country (don’t start discussion on this that it is islamic or not). All soldiers in Pakistan are called shaheed because they are protecting their islamic country and also get shahadah during their job…
Police and other guards are also called martyrs but because they get shahadah during their duties not protecting the Pakistan …. And there are a lot of roads in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad that is already on their name. So don’t start criticizing, this will only take people to start hating army ….
And Army is strength of every nation, the soldiers on the borders, helping in disasters are not the establishment …. So don’t criticize them, be thankful for them.
Any one here who is criticizing the army, can’t even stand for 2 hours at the LOC .
Bahut achha faisla hay aik dalair Bahadur ko kharaj e tehseen paish karnay ka zinda qoumain apnay shaheedoun ko hamesha yaad rakhhty hain pak fouj zinda baad shuhadaa painda baad
That’s nice change 💯
Good decision👍
Zinda qomain apnay shaheedon ko hamesha yaad rakhti Hain.
This name will inspire and motivate young Pakistani boys.
Rest of everything is ok accept no UTurn is given to Said Pur Road residents to enter Islamabad from this road. Very Unfortunate.
Renaming IJP Road as Karnal Capt. Sher Khan Shaheed Road is a great gesture for our Shaheed soldier. He laid down his life defending us. I am highly debted to the Shaheeds of Pak Army for sacrificing their lives and saving our lives. My salute to all the Shaheeds especially who were awarded Nishan e Haider.
Pak Army Zindabad
Pak Army valiant soldiers Paindabad.
Probably ‘Twin City Road’ would be appropriate name for IJP road.
A very good jesture,indeed
کیوں نا اسکا نام ڈاکٹر عبدلقدیر روڈ رکھ دیا جائے۔
Thanks shahbaz Sharif for this nice gift ma SHA ALLAH so nice and good PMLN zindabad .. fitna ka bacha haramzada tu pory Pakistan ki roads ukar kr gya is bahana k sae krunga sirf awam ko ullo banana k lia i am doing smnthg jhut phansi di jya fitn ko
Khalid bin Waleed road
I think CDA should think about Khayaba-e-Sirsyed U turn as it’s not wider than the other u turn on this road. It’s very narrow compare to the others u turns. So first CDA should resolve this issue
Why not name a main road in Islamabad after many illustrious civilians who have done so much for the poor of Pakistan. Would it not have been better to perhaps recognised the unsung efforts of Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan? We already have a Kernel Sher Khan interchange on the motorway!