Old Islamabad

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Brief history of Islamabad

Islamabad Capital Territory is the capital of Pakistan. It is known for considered one of the earliest sites of human settlement in Asia. 500,000 to 100,000 years old Stone Age artifacts in this region was traced. Items of pottery and utensils dating back to prehistory have been found. Human skulls have been found dating back to 5000 BC that show this region was home to Neolithic people who settled on the banks of the Swaan River, who developed small communities in the region at around 3000 BC. Situated at one end of the Indus Valley Civilization, the area was an early settlement of the Aryan community. Their civilization flourished here between the 23rd and 18th centuries BC. A Buddhist town once existed in the region. Many great armies such as those of Zahiruddin Babur, Genghis Khan, Timur and Ahmad Shah Durrani used the corridor through Islamabad on their way to invade the rest of the Subcontinent. Modern Islamabad is based on the old settlement known as Saidpur. The British took control of the region in 1849 and built South Asia's largest cantonment in the region.

Construction and development of the city

When Pakistan gained independence in 1947, Karachi was made first capital of Pakistan, but due to some reasons it was shifted to Islamabad in 1960 by
Ayub Khan.

In 1958, a commission was made to select a suitable site for the national capital with particular emphasis on location, climate, logistics, and defence requirements along with other attributes. After extensive study, research, and a thorough review of potential sites, the commission recommended the area northeast of Rawalpindi in 1959.

A Greek firm of architects, Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, designed the master plan of the city based on a grid plan which was triangular in shape with its apex towards the Margalla Hills. The capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad; it was first shifted temporarily to Rawalpindi in the early sixties and then to Islamabad when the essential development work was completed in 1966.

but we need to keep in our minds, that because of Islamabad, East Pakistani people started feeling deprived, even once Mujeeb said that Capital was built by the blood of Bangali people.

 

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Islamabad under construction 1967

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1970

 

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Islamabad is an addiction. Paisa hona chahiye bus.

 

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need to make thread called cherished memories.

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The most iconic landmark in Islamabad is Faisal Masjid. Funded by the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and designed by a famous Turkish architect Vedat Delokay at the cost of over 120 million USD.
The Masjid and road adjacent to it is named in the honour of King Faisal. One of the best King Saudi Arabia ever had. @Sargon of Akkad @Saudi Typhoon @alarabi

Vedat Dalokay, the architect of Faisal Mosque, was the mayor of Ankara. He died in a traffic accident in 1991.

but we need to keep in our minds, that because of Islamabad, East Pakistani people started feeling deprived, even once Mujeeb said that Capital was built by the blood of Bangali people.

Proxy terrorists need no excuses...

 

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Secretariat in 1970's .

 

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Islamabad in June 1965 - (Chou En-Lai First Prime Minister of China's visit)

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General Yahya with CDA officers visiting site of new capital in 1960's

MNA Hostel Under Construction, G-5

 

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Lockhart war memorial, Rawalpindi , 1910 AD

1910 Rawalpindi Saddur Bazar

1890 , Rawalpindi Mall

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Sketches showing Camp of Punjab Infantry at Rawalpindi, 1883 AD

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Bird eye view of Islamabad - 1962

 

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Foundation Stone of Islamabad city laid by President General Muhammad Ayub Khan

 

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The city of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is located on the Pothohar Plateau within the Islamabad Capital Territory—one of the earliest known sites of human settlement in Asia. Some of the earliest Stone Age artifacts in the world have been found on the plateau, dating from 1 million to 500,000 years ago. The crude stones recovered from the terraces of the Soan River testify to the endeavours of early man in the inter-glacial period. Items of pottery and utensils dating back to prehistory have been found in several areas.

Limited excavations have confirmed evidence of prehistoric cultures. Relics and human skulls have been found dating back to 5000 BC that show this region was home to Neolithic man, who roamed the banks of the Soan River. During the Neolithic, people developed small communities in the region around 3000 BC. Situated at one end of the Indus Valley Civilization, the area was an early habitation of the Aryan community in Central Asia. Their civilization flourished here between the 23rd and 18th centuries BC. Many great armies such as those of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Timur and Ahmad Shah Durrani used the corridor through the region on their way to invade the Indian Subcontinent. A Buddhist town once existed in the region and remains of a stupa have been identified in the G-12 sector. Modern Islamabad also incorporates the old settlement of Saidpur. The British took control of the region from the Sikhs in 1849 and built Asia's largest cantonment in the region in Rawalpindi.

Built as a planned city in the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and abundant greenery.

The master plan for the city was designed by Greek architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis and divides the city into eight zones, including administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational and industrial sectors, commercial areas, as well as rural and green areas which are administered by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation with support from the Capital Development Authority. Islamabad is known for the presence of several parks and forests,


August 1, 1960: Islamabad becomes the capital of Pakistan

 

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