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'''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[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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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