Overview: MA Jinnah Road is one Quetta’s busiest thoroughfares. It was initially known as Bruce Road (after Sir Richard Issac Bruce, the city’s first planner during the British Raj). The name was changed after Partition.
Today, several offices, eateries educational institutions and shops selling everything from antiques and carpets to fabric and dry fruit are located there, ensuring that it is frequented by people across the city.
- What is nearby: Government Girls Degree collage, Governor House and Railway Rest House are less than a minute’s drive away.
- Boundaries: Quetta Airfield (north), Liaquat Bazaar and Aziz Bhatti Road (east), Modren Colony (south) and Zarghun Road (west).
- Shop sizes include: 25, 50, 100, 125 and 250 square feet.
- Utilities include: Electricity, gas, sewerage, telephones and water.
- Amenities include: Banks, eateries, fuel stations, hospitals, mosques and parks.
- Eateries include: Khadi Kabab, Lehri Sajji, Mir Afzal Karachi, Sarena Hotel and Usmania Restaurant.
- Nearby recreational avenues include: Askari Park, Ayub Stadium, Chiltan Wildlife Park, Delight Cinema, Ghazi Cinema, Gymkhana and Musa Stadium.
The prices of shops on MA Jinnah Road, Quetta (in rupees) are as follows:
Shop sizes (sq ft) Purchase price ranges
25 2-6 million
50 3-9 million
100 6-16 million
125 10-20 million
250 15-30 million
Shop sizes (sq ft) Monthly rental ranges
25 9,000-45,000
50 20,000-80,000
100 30,000-10,000
125 40,000-120,000
250 50,000-170,000
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