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WAPDA Town

WAPDA Employees Cooperative Housing Society
واپڈا ٹاؤن
Housing Society
WAPDA Town Society Office
WAPDA Town Society Office
Nickname: 
WAPDA Town
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
CityLahore
Administrative townWAPDA Town
Union council257 (Wapda Town)

WAPDA Town (Urdu: واپڈا ٹاؤن, ) is a residential neighborhood located within union council 257 (Wapda Town) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is considered one of the more upscale residential societies of Lahore.[1][2][3]

Location

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Wapda Town is situated south of Johar Town and southwest of Township, with its primary entrance facing northeast of Shahrah Nazaria-e-Pakistan. Secondary entrance facing west of Khayaban-e-Jinnah. [4]

Subdivisions

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WAPDA Town is divided into three Phases, which are further divided into blocks.

Subdivision Blocks
WAPDA Phase I D3,E2,E1,F2,D2,G3,G5,H1,H2,H3,H4,J1,J2,J3,K1,K2,K3
WAPDA Phase II M,N1,N2,N3,P1,P2,P3,Q1
WAPDA (Ext) B4

Healthcare

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The nearest major hospital is Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre built by cricketer turned politician Imran Khan. Local clinics include:

  • Health City Hospital
  • Qasim Sindhu Hospital


Education

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Following schools are present mostly at Wapda Avenue or nearby:

  • Soar Stem School
  • Mazen School
  • Unique School
  • Aurora School
  • Meridian School
  • Allied School
  • The City School
  • International School of Cordoba

and many others.

Banks

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Following banks branches are present at Wapda Avenue (Main Bulevard):

  • Bankislami
  • Faysal Bank
  • MCB Bank
  • UBL Bank
  • Habib Bank Limited
  • Allied Bank
  • Bank of Punjab

Commercial

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Following businesses are present at Wapda Avenue (Main Bulevard):

  • Euro Store
  • Jalal Sons
  • Cakes and Bakes
  • Sialkot Sweets
  • Aayris Global[1]
  • Bundu Khan

References

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  1. ^ 'Slack enforcement' of lockdown in Wapda Town Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 March 2021, Retrieved 25 December 2021
  2. ^ Several Punjab neighbourhoods put under smart lockdown (due to COVID-19) The News International (newspaper), Published 30 November 2020, Retrieved 25 December 2021
  3. ^ WAPDA Town on The Punjab Gazette, Government of the Punjab website (scroll down to Allama Iqbal Zone) Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Published 22 August 2017, Retrieved 25 December 2021
  4. ^ WAPDA Town on Google Maps website

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