Pakistan and Indonesia to Strengthen Ties with Road Names and Monuments in Capitals
In a bid to celebrate the longstanding friendship between Pakistan and Indonesia, Islamabad and Jakarta are planning to honor each other by naming roads and installing monuments in their respective capitals.
This move is part of efforts to revive the sister city agreement signed between Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Jakarta in 1984. The federal government has directed the CDA to fully implement this agreement by submitting proposals for symbolic and cultural exchanges. These include naming roads after prominent figures from each country and creating commemorative monuments.
A senior official involved in the initiative shared that the government aims to highlight the strong ties through visible, lasting gestures in coordination with Jakarta’s administration. The CDA is currently preparing detailed plans to move forward.
Islamabad already features several roads named after international leaders, including Faisal Avenue (after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia), Atatürk Avenue (after Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk), and others honoring Chinese, Egyptian, and Japanese dignitaries. Recent additions include Iran Avenue, inaugurated in 2024, and an interchange named after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this year.
The capital also commemorates friendly nations through parks such as Argentina Park, Ankara Park, and Japanese Park, alongside the iconic Faisal Mosque, a symbol of Islamic solidarity gifted by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay.
A CDA official confirmed, “We are finalizing proposals under the 1984 MoU with Jakarta, as directed by the federal government, and will submit them soon.”
