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'''Islamabad''' is the new capital of | '''Islamabad''' is the new capital of Pakistan, a planned city built in the 1960s to move government functions from the largest city, [[Karachi]]. Then-President [[Ayub Khan]] ordered the move to equalize development across the country. | ||
While it is in a capital district, it is at the intersection of [[Punjab Province]] and the [[North-West Frontier Province]] (NWFP), in the Potohar Plateau in the north of Pakistan. Margalla Pass leads to the NWFP. Karachi, in contrast, is a port on the west coast. Its sister city is [[Rawalpindi]], which was the transitional capital to which functions were moved from Karachi. | While it is in a capital district, it is at the intersection of [[Punjab Province]] and the [[North-West Frontier Province]] (NWFP), in the Potohar Plateau in the north of Pakistan. Margalla Pass leads to the NWFP. Karachi, in contrast, is a port on the west coast. Its sister city is [[Rawalpindi]], which was the transitional capital to which functions were moved from Karachi. | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 14 February 2024
Islamabad is the new capital of Pakistan, a planned city built in the 1960s to move government functions from the largest city, Karachi. Then-President Ayub Khan ordered the move to equalize development across the country.
While it is in a capital district, it is at the intersection of Punjab Province and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), in the Potohar Plateau in the north of Pakistan. Margalla Pass leads to the NWFP. Karachi, in contrast, is a port on the west coast. Its sister city is Rawalpindi, which was the transitional capital to which functions were moved from Karachi.
It is organized into eight zones:
- Administrative
- Commercial
- Educational
- Diplomatic
- Green
- Industrial
- Residential
- Rural