Karachiwala in Islamabad: Visit to Shakar Parian & Centaurus Mall - Part 7_8
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00:00Music
00:31We are currently at Srinagar Shahra of Islamabad
00:41Srinagar Road is a very big and main road of Islamabad
00:46And we will move ahead towards Shakarpadiyan on this road
00:51You can see that the trees on my left side are of Shakarpadiyan
00:58And we can see the jungles of Shakarpadiyan
01:03We are now turning our car in the opposite direction
01:07And now we are entering the area of Shakarpadiyan
01:14And now we have entered this dense jungle
01:20Shakarpadiyan is located in the middle of the city of Islamabad
01:26And is a very beautiful type of jungle
01:33It is said that Shakarpadiyan is not a natural jungle
01:39But it has become a natural jungle
01:42But before the independence of Pakistan
01:44A tribe came and settled here
01:47And he laid the foundation of a park here
01:51And he started planting thousands of trees here
01:55And slowly over the course of 70 years
02:00Shakarpadiyan became a jungle
02:04In fact, this is a hill area
02:07And we are going inside the hill area of Shakarpadiyan
02:10It is said that wild animals have also settled here
02:18And these wild animals include tigers, leeches, deer and mammals
02:28And tigers often attack here
02:32On the right side you can see a natural museum
02:37Which is based on natural habitat
02:41And here are the bones of various animals such as whales, fish, dinosaurs
02:48If we go further inside Shakarpadiyan
02:52There is an area called Lok Vilsa
02:54Lok Vilsa is an area that you can see on my left
02:57In which the culture of Pakistan has been secured
03:04This is a birdhouse on the right
03:07Which is inside Shakarpadiyan
03:09That is, the birdhouse of Islamabad Museum
03:12And different areas of Lok Vilsa
03:15Even ancient artifacts are also present here
03:18All of this is present in the jungle of Shakarpadiyan
03:20This is the area of Lok Vilsa
03:22You can see that more than 25,000 types of trees have been planted here
03:29And people from all over Pakistan come here for research
03:34The area of Shakarpadiyan is so big
03:37That you can't walk inside it
03:40You will get tired
03:42And because this is a hill area
03:44And when it is hot
03:46The sun is shining
03:49So there is a lot of heat here
03:51And I am seeing the heat right now
03:53I am sitting in a taxi right now
03:55And I am entering Shakarpadiyan
03:58And this jungle is getting denser and denser
04:05The name of this road of Shakarpadiyan is Garden Road
04:13Shakarpadiyan used to be a little far from Islamabad city
04:17But now Islamabad city has increased
04:19So the area of Shakarpadiyan is now in the middle of the city
04:23You can see that here you will get to see a view of the jungles of Africa
04:30And you will get a natural view of a very beautiful and natural habitat
04:43And I am currently at the highest location of Islamabad
04:50Which is called Shakarpadiyan
04:52Shakarpadiyan is a very big area
04:55Like a safari park
04:57And this is a garden type area
04:59And there is also a natural museum here
05:07Which is present in the natural environment
05:10And apart from this, there is also a museum here called Lok Virsa
05:16And then there is also a location called Pakistan Monument
05:21And there are some gardens here
05:24And there is some area to visit
05:26So I will show you as many things as possible
05:32We are moving towards the highest area on Shakarpadiyan
05:37And here is the Pakistan Monument
05:41And you can see that there are different types of food stalls on my right
05:48Because I am very early in the morning
05:51It must be 7.30 in the morning
05:55The food stalls are still closed
05:57But here at night and in the evening, the main place is different
06:01I am currently at the highest point of Shakarpadiyan
06:06And from the Pakistan Monument, we can also see the whole of Islamabad
06:15This is the area of Shakarpadiyan
06:18This is a natural forest
06:21Which is present in the middle of Islamabad city
06:25And its natural shape has been preserved as it is
06:39I am currently in the entire garden of Shakarpadiyan
06:44Which is in its original state
06:47This is a kind of real life forest
06:52I am not going inside much because it is a very large area
06:57But I am showing you as much as I can
07:04You can see different types of plants
07:09And in Karachi, you see such plants in the nursery
07:13But this is where it is natural
07:18The whole environment is natural
07:21And I have got a lot of relief by coming here
07:25Because the sun is a little less
07:28And now I know how trees reduce the sun
07:35So I am here in the middle of the forest
07:40And you can see behind me
07:45This is the whole forest all around
07:49So let me show you some of its beautiful views
07:57I am standing in the middle of Shakarpadiyan's forests and dense trees
08:05You can see the shade of these trees on my head
08:08And the rays of the sun are also present
08:11I was trying to go inside these forests
08:13I was trying to go inside these forests
08:16But an old man grabbed me and pulled me to his side
08:20And told me not to go inside
08:23There are wild animals inside
08:29I really wanted to go inside these forests
08:32And show you more views
08:35But I couldn't go inside because of the animals
08:38You can see people are taking pictures here
08:44You can see these trees as far as the eye can see
08:52And it is not possible to see such tall trees in Karachi
08:57This is a blessing of Islamabad
09:01That we are standing behind these tall forests
09:13It is very cold here
09:31Today there is an inauguration of Islamabad Space Observatory
09:43You can see that we are going towards Murree Road
09:56And we are going towards Kashmir Highway
09:59Both the roads are going towards Kashmir and Murree
10:02And straight towards Islamabad Highway
10:05Due to lack of time, I can't show you more of these forests
10:10And there is also a fear of wild animals
10:13We are coming out of the roundabout
10:16I have taken another taxi
10:19And when we are moving ahead on this road at high speed
10:22We are getting to see a very beautiful view
10:25There is a very beautiful magic
10:28When you come out of this area and come to the main road
10:31You don't even know when the roundabout ended
10:34And when you entered Islamabad
10:37And this is the biggest mall of Islamabad
10:42Centaurus Mall
10:44There are other malls in Karachi like Centaurus Mall
10:48But in Islamabad, I have seen only one mall
10:54I have now brought you to Centaurus Mall
10:58And this is the biggest mall of Islamabad
11:02And there are triple towers in Karachi
11:06And this is the biggest mall of Karachi
11:09Let's go inside and see what we get to see
11:12I don't think Centaurus Mall takes you inside
11:15So my whole Islamabad visit is incomplete
11:19And wherever there is a celebration
11:24Like Atif Baji
11:27In Karachi, there is a Fort Grant area
11:30And there are some specific areas in Lahore
11:33So the area in Islamabad is called Centaurus Mall
11:39As you can see, I am walking inside Centaurus Mall
11:44I don't see any special attraction in this mall
11:48What is the reason that I don't see any attraction in this mall?
11:52I am from Karachi and there are many such malls in Karachi
11:57So I smell Karachi in this mall in Islamabad
12:01So I smell Karachi in this mall in Islamabad
12:04I can see the culture of Karachi
12:07And not only this, but the same brands
12:10Whether it is Diner, J.Dot, Gul Ahmed, Alkaram
12:15We are seeing the same brands here
12:18So it is a great blessing for those people
12:21Who have not seen the big malls of big cities
12:24But we have come from Karachi
12:27So we have seen many big malls in Karachi
12:29So it is not a big deal for people from Karachi to visit Centaurus Mall
12:34I am showing you some glimpses of Centaurus Mall
12:40And
12:43Going inside, I can see that Centaurus Mall is a very big mall in terms of area
12:52And the SOPs of COVID-19 are also being followed here
13:00No one can enter without a mask
13:11Looking at Centaurus Mall, I feel that it is a big relief for the Islamabad people
13:17Because there was no such mall here
13:19And now that there is a mall like this, you are getting branded outwear
13:25You are getting a branded culture and lifestyle
13:29And after coming to Centaurus Mall, I don't feel sad
13:34That I am in a different city from Karachi
13:37The environment here, the ambiance here, each and everything
13:40Just like the same as the Lucky One and the Dolmen Mall
13:44Just like the Dolmen Mall, you are getting the same environment here
13:48All the brands are present here
13:52You can see that there is a restaurant behind me
13:55But due to COVID-19, its dining room is outside
13:58Other places are everywhere, there are balloons here
14:01It's really nice and a worthwhile visit location
14:08This is the main corridor of Centaurus Mall
14:11Which is quite long
14:13And on one side, you can see different brands
14:17Whether it is the brand of Talkers or the brand of Charles and Keith
14:22And the special thing about Centaurus Mall is that it has two doors
14:28North Gate and South Gate or North Entry or South Entry
14:32And the driver with whom I got off at the North Gate
14:37He left and when I called him again
14:41He came to the South Gate instead of the North Gate
14:45So I told him to come to the North Gate
14:48So he had to go through a very long journey
14:51From which I got to know that Centaurus Mall is quite big
14:56I have a very big assembly in Centaurus Mall
15:01And in this assembly, different brands' presentations and profiles are running
15:09And you can see that TV commercials are running
15:12And their new promotions and offerings
15:17So it's really happening that when you come inside Centaurus Mall
15:20You see a very big assembly
15:24In which all these advertisements are running
15:27Whether it is Mothercare, Diesel or any other brand
15:31You will get to see all the brands in Centaurus Mall
15:35There is a very big passage in Centaurus Mall
15:39You can see behind me, it goes all the way down
15:43And it goes up and down
15:46Definitely there are three triplet towers on top of it
15:50And there is a mall below
15:52And there is no such exceptional thing in Centaurus Mall
15:54Which is not there in any mall in Karachi
15:57All the brands are running in the same way
16:24Amazing!
16:44Now we are in the parking area of Centaurus Mall
16:49And I will show you some advertising
16:52I really love it.
16:54And I think the people of Karachi love it.
16:56They love to see the piano man.
16:58He is not in any mall.
17:00So, if you are in Karachi,
17:02you should come here.
17:04You will see the same piano man.