Tazamall | Pakistan Sabzi Mandi Landscape
🇵🇰 National Overview
- 🧭 Model: pre-dawn auctions → wholesale trading → retail follow-on
- 🚚 Flow: farm clusters → provincial hubs → district markets → retailers
- 🕓 Typical Auctions: ~2:00–10:00 AM (varies by city/season)
- 🧊 Infrastructure Gaps: cold chain, hygiene, traffic mgmt, space constraints
🟩 Sindh (South)
🏬 New Sabzi Mandi, Karachi (Super Highway/M-9)
- 📍 Location: Near Sohrab Goth, on Super Highway (M-9)
- 📏 Scale/Capacity: ~2,000+ shops within the mandi complex; one of Pakistan’s largest. Eco-Business
- ⏰ Auctions: pre-dawn to morning; wholesale all day
- 📝 Notes: Massive catchment for Karachi metro + interior Sindh; land corridor continues to expand. Zameen
🏬 New Sabzi Mandi, Hyderabad (Hala Naka)
- 📍 Location: Akram Wah / Hala Naka belt
- 📏 Planned Scale (historic plan): ~100 acres & ~2,000 shops (planning debates cited). Dawn
- ⏰ Auctions: early morning
🏬 New Sabzi Mandi, Sukkur (Shikarpur Rd)
- 📍 Location: Shikarpur Road corridor
- ⏰ Hours: early morning auctions; wholesale into daytime (directory/map entries). Dawn
🟥 Punjab (Central)
🏬 Badami Bagh Fruit & Vegetable Market, Lahore
- 📍 Location: Link Ravi Rd / Badami Bagh
- 📏 Scale: Biggest in Punjab; historic site built 1969. Area reported between ~205 kanals (INP) and ~2000 kanals (Pakistan Today/RUDA briefing) in differing sources; relocation to a new 300-acre market under RUDA is planned. INPPakistan TodayDawnThe News International
- ⏰ Auctions: pre-dawn to morning
🏬 RUDA “Sabzzone”, Lahore (Planned/Under Dev.)
- 📍 Location: Kala Khatai / Ravi Riverfront corridor (access to GT Rd, Sialkot–Lahore M-way)
- 📏 Scale: ~300 acres, modern infra (cold storages, screens, transport hubs). DawnThe News International
🏬 Sadhar Sabzi Mandi, Faisalabad
- 📍 Location: Sadhar (Sabzi Mandi Street 4)
- ⏰ Auctions: early morning; district-wide distribution node
🏬 City Wholesale Markets, Multan / Gujranwala / Sialkot
- 📍 Multan: Old Sabzi Mandi Rd cluster
- 📍 Gujranwala: Ghala/Sabzi Mandi belt; AMIS publishes daily wholesale prices
- 📍 Sialkot: Eimanabad Rd mandi with mapped trading hours
- 🧾 Use: regional redistribution + retail top-ups. islamabad-capital-territory-province.infoisinfo.com.pk
🟦 Islamabad Capital Territory / Rawalpindi
🏬 Islamabad Fruit & Vegetable Market (I-11/4)
- 📍 Location: Sabzi Mandi Rd, Sector I-11/4
- 📏 Scale: Multi-storey commission agent shops; master-plan upgrades documented; numerous units advertised for trade (indicates dense capacity). knotdb.comZameen
- ⏰ Auctions: ~3:00–9:00 AM (typical); then wholesale/retail follow-on
🏬 Rawalpindi City Markets (Pirwadhai/Chhalli belt)
- 📍 Location: Northern city belt connecting to RWP transport nodes
- ⏰ Auctions: pre-dawn; strong link with Islamabad catchment
🟨 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West)
🏬 Peshawar Fruit & Vegetable Markets (Board/Inqilab Rd zone)
- 📍 Location: Inqilab Rd / Board area; multiple traditional markets across city
- 📏 Scale: Vendor surveys show diverse food categories across 10+ markets; city supplies to neighbouring provinces and Afghanistan. GAIN
- ⏰ Auctions: early morning; policy allowed designated roadside trading during COVID response (context for market sprawl). GAIN
🏬 Mardan / Mingora (Swat) City Mandis
- 📍 Locations: Charsadda Rd belt (Mardan); Mingora urban core (Swat)
- ⏰ Auctions: early morning; district redistribution nodes
🟫 Balochistan (West)
🏬 Hazar Ganji Fruit & Vegetable Market, Quetta
- 📍 Location: ~20 km SW of Quetta on N-25 belt
- 📏 Scale (zonal allocation): ~36 acres earmarked specifically for fruit & veg market within Hazar Ganji Commercial Zone (with additional acres for trucks/bus stands). LokSujag
- ⏰ Auctions: early morning; supplies interior Balochistan & inter-provincial corridors
🟪 AJK & Gilgit-Baltistan
🏬 Muzaffarabad / Mirpur
- 📍 Locations: Tahli/City mandi belt (Muzaffarabad); B-2/B-3 suburbs (Mirpur)
- ⏰ Auctions: morning; urban congestion reported near mandi belts (planning concern)
🏬 Skardu
- 📍 Location: City bazaar mandi
- ⏰ Auctions: morning; high-altitude supply dynamics
📊 Quick Table (for your slides)
Columns to use: Mandi | City | Province | Exact Location | Scale/Capacity | Typical Auction Window | Notes/Authority
- Karachi New Sabzi Mandi | Karachi | Sindh | M-9 (Sohrab Goth) | ~2,000+ shops; mega-hub | ~2–10 AM | Largest; expanding land corridor. Eco-Business
- Badami Bagh | Lahore | Punjab | Link Ravi Rd | Biggest in Punjab; 1969 site; moving to 300-acre RUDA market | Pre-dawn–AM | Conflicting area figures in sources. INPPakistan TodayDawn
- RUDA Sabzzone (new) | Lahore | Punjab | Kala Khatai | ~300 acres modern hub | (planned ops) | Direct access to GT Rd/M-ways. DawnThe News International
- I-11/4 Mandi | Islamabad | ICT | Sabzi Mandi Rd | Dense commission-agent blocks (multi-storey units) | ~3–9 AM | Master-plan redesign documented. knotdb.com
- Hazar Ganji | Quetta | Balochistan | N-25 SW corridor | ~36 acres in commercial zone | Early AM | Truck/bus stands zoned nearby. LokSujag
- Hyderabad (Hala Naka) | Hyderabad | Sindh | Akram Wah/Hala Naka | plan cited: 100 acres/2,000 shops (historic) | Early AM | Planning debate on shop density. Dawn
- Peshawar cluster | Peshawar | KP | Inqilab Rd/Board + citywide | 10+ markets in vendor survey | Early AM | Supplies KP + Afghanistan. GAIN
🧩 How to Use This in Your Deck / Site
- ✅ Put each province on one slide with 3–5 bullet entries (name, pin, capacity).
- 🗺️ Add a map backdrop with mandi pins for visual context.
- 🔔 Callouts for auction times, acreage/shops, and planned upgrades (e.g., RUDA 300 acres).
- ♻️ Add logistics & cold-chain gaps for your solution narrative.
