The Capital Of Pakistan
Islamabad is one of the beautiful city of world and is the capital city of Pakistan.It is located in the pothohar Plateau between Rawalpindi District and Margalla Hills. Islamabad is the new capital of Pakistan after Karachi, development work on the new city began in 1960s. The name of the city, Islamabad is derived from two words, Islam and abad, meaning "City of Islam". Islam is an Arabic word which refers to the religion of Islam and -abad is a Persian place name that means inhabited place or city. Initialially government servants settled here. Since then a growth in population of the city started and now the inhabitants in the city are almost 2 million.
The main administrative authority of the city is Islamabad
Capital Territory Administration (ICT) with some help from Capital DevelopmentAuthority (CDA), which oversees the planning, development, construction, and
administration of the city.
The city has one of the largest mosque in south Asia and the
fourth largest in the world. Islamabad is
ranked very high on the Human Development Index, equivalent to that of Belgium.The
city is the capital of Pakistan and all main ministries and national assembly,supreme
court,PM house,President house and other main government offices located here.Islamabad
is the home for sixteen recognized univeristies including one of the largest
university by enrolment,Allama Iqbal open university(AIOU). Islamabad has an international airport Benazir Bhutto International airport(BBIA) and the 2nd one is under construction.
The city has an elaborate surveillance system with 1,900 CCTV cameras contributing towards one of the lowest crime rates in the
country.
Islamabad has a
multi-purpose Sports Complex opposite Aabpara. The complex includes Gymnasium for indoor games,
Squash Complex and Jinnah Stadium for outdoor games, which is a venue for
regular national and international events. 2004 SAF Games were held in the stadium. There is another Multipurpose Sports
Complex in the F6 Markaz,offered facilities include Tennis courts, a basketball
court with fibre-glass boards and a Futsal ground which introduced artificial turf to
the people of Islamabad.Islamabad also has various rock climbing spots in the
Margalla Hills.Swimming pools etc.And almost all sectors have sports
grounds for hockey,cricket and football etc.
