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The Capital Of Pakistan

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.

Metro Bus Islamabad

The metro bus project for Rawalpindi & Islamabad started with the aim to provide a convenient & safe transportation to the public of twin cities.The main reason behind metro bus project according authority is the growing population of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and visitors from surrounding areas and to control the heavy burden on Murree road.Main source of transportation of people was private transportation but the metro bus would be the first organised transportation between twin cities.The project so far is providing timing and reliable services to the people of the city.

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Peshawar Morr Islamabad Interchange

Peshawar Morr Islamabad Interchange

The project is proposed to control the traffic on Kashmir high way and adjacent roads and link new airport with the intersection of Peshawar Morr.Although it was planned by previous govt to construct the Interchange in Peshawar Morr to control the traffic,but after metro bus project this project included in MB project and 2 lane metro lane can be seen between Agha Shahi avenue Islamabad.

Peshawar Morr Interchange

Said Pur villege Islamabad

It believed that syed pur villege is from Mughal-era on the slopes of Margalla Hills and located on zoo road of Daman-e-Koh Islamabad. The village has the footprints of various civilizations, including Gandhara, Greek, Buddhist, Mughal, Ashoka and the colonial periods, and now serving as a popular recreational place among locals and foreign visitors.Pictures of Islamabad planning displayed in a long room which was once part of a temple.People says that master plan for establishing Islamabad was prepared here in the year 1960s.

Temple

Saidpur or Syed Pur got its name from chief of the Pothohar region Sultan Said Khan.Saidpur was considered a garden resort and a perpetual spring provided water for drinking and for watering gardens around during the Mughal period. The villege also famous for Hindu worship in the era of a Hindu commander , Raja Man Singh. He constructed a number of small ponds: Rama kunda, Sita kunda, Lakshaman kunda, and Hanuman kunda. The region is home to many Hindu temples that have been preserved; showing the history of Hindu civilization and architecture in the region.
It a nice place to visit as you can observe in this village springs and old houses and for a time you will forget that you are in Islamabad.The life of the villager is simple and total village environment can be observed in this place as its the part of the capital Islamabad.