Shakarparian (Urdu: شکر پڑیاں; also known as Shakarparian Hills) is a hill, and a national park located near the Zero Point Interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1] Pakistan Monument and Pakistan Monument Museum are also located in Shakarparian. The old Gakhars tribe leaders settled here before Indo-Pak partition 1947; later the clan was relocated to create a park for newly marked federal capital of the country in 1960-61.[2]
Star and Crescent Monument | |
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Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Shakarparian also has a Parade ground which hosts the Pakistan Day Parade every year on 23 March.
Margalla Hills National Park | |
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