Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, and is governmentally directed as a feature of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Worked as an arranged city during the 1960s to supplant Karachi as Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad is noted for its elevated expectations of living, security, and rich greenery.

With a populace of 1,014,825 according to the 2017 Census, Islamabad is the ninth biggest city in Pakistan, while the bigger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan region is the nation’s third biggest with a populace surpassing four million. The city is the political seat of Pakistan and is directed by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation, upheld by the Capital Development Authority(CDA).

Islamabad is situated in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern piece of the nation, between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park toward the north. The area has verifiably been a piece of the intersection of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass going about as the entryway between the two areas.

The city’s end-all strategy, structured by Greek engineer Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, partitions the city into eight zones, including authoritative, political enclave, local locations, instructive divisions, modern segments, business territories, and country and green zones. The city is known for the nearness of a few stops and woodlands, including the Margalla Hills National Park and Shakarparian Park. The city is home to a few tourist spots, including the Faisal Mosque, the biggest mosque in South Asia and the fourth biggest on the planet. Different milestones incorporate Pakistan’s National Monument and Democracy Square.

Islamabad is a beta-world city; it is arranged as high on the Human Development Index, with a HDI of 0.875, the second most elevated in the nation after Lahore. The city has the most elevated average cost for basic items in Pakistan, and its populace is commanded by center and upper white collar class nationals. The city is home to twenty colleges, including the Quaid-e-Azam University, PIEAS, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and NUST. The city is one of the most secure in Pakistan, and has a sweeping reconnaissance framework with 1,900 CCTV cameras.