Melody Market or G-6 Markaz or Civic Center is a commercial center and market area located in Sector G-6, Islamabad. The area also houses National Bank of Pakistan's headoffice.[1][2][3][4]

Gate of Melody food street/park

Food park

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A food park was established in the Melody commercial area in 2003.[5]

Incidents

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The business activity at the park was affected by the Siege of Lal Masjid (located near by) in 2007 and later due to a suicide blast in 2008.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Paul Clammer; Rodney Cocks; John Mock (1 May 2008). Lonely Planet Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway (7th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 72. ISBN 978-1741045420. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ John King (March 1998). Lonely Planet Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet. pp. 238, 244. ISBN 978-0864425317. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ Robert Bradnock (January 2000). Travelers World Guides/south Asian Handbook 1994. Contemporary Books. p. 1039. ISBN 978-0844299808. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Street crimes on the rise at Melody Market". The Nation (Pakistan). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. ^ Danish Hussain (25 November 2013). "Pay up or pack up: Over rent default, 28 food park shops' licences cancelled". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Coming soon: For Islamabadis, a new food park in the lap of Margalla Hills". The Express Tribune. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.