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Islamabad (/ ɪ z ˈ l ɑː m ə b æ d /; [7] Urdu: اسلامآباد, romanized: Islāmābād, listen ⓘ; transl. 'City of Islam') is the capital city of Pakistan. [8] It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of 1,108,872 people [5] [9] and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Islamabad contributes 1% to the gross domestic product of the nation, despite comprising only 0.8% of the total population. [9] Islamabad Stock Exchange was founded in 1989 and is the third-ranked stock exchange in Pakistan after the Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. [10]
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; Urdu: وفاقی دارالحکومت, romanized: Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the only federal territory of Pakistan that is centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwestern area of the Punjab region.
F-5, Islamabad; F-6, Islamabad; F-7 (Urdu: حلقہ ف ٧) is a sector of Islamabad.The sector is located at the foothills of Margalla Hills of Islamabad. It is well known for its markaz/commercial area named "Jinnah Super Market" which is one of the most recognized and iconic shopping areas of Islamabad.
[A] Daman-i-Koh, Margalla Zoo, Pakistan Monument, Faisal Mosque, Shakarparian, Lok Virsa Museum and Rawal lake view point are among the top tourist attractions in Islamabad. It also acts as a stop for journeys to Murree and Northern Pakistan when travelling from Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Sindh, and sometimes even Balochistan.
The Srinagar Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ سری نگر), formerly known as the Kashmir Highway (شاہراہ کشمیر), [1] [2] is a major east–west highway in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. [3] It provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the west to the E-75 Expressway in the ...
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Located in Islamabad Capital Territory on Kahuta Road, Model Town is situated on Humak village land near the Swaan River. The area was formerly a jungle. According to the District Rawalpindi gazette of 1893, Humak was on the main railway line from Jhelum to Rawalpindi ; those lines have since been relocated.