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Shakar Parian National Park, Shakarparian Rd, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Shakarparian (also known as Shakarparian Hills) is derived from two words from the Potohari language, Shakar - meaning "sweet", and Parian from Parao - meaning a place to rest, or stop over - layover during long journeys. It consists of a hill and a local park in Islamabad, Pakistan. Park is located near the Zero Point Interchange. Pakistan Monument is located in the 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.

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Shakarparian also has a Parade ground which host the Pakistan Day Parade every year on 23 March.

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Shakarparian Wikipedia