Editing Islamabad Capital Territory

{{Short description|Federal territory of Pakistan}}
{{About|a federal administrative unit of Pakistan|the capital city|Islamabad|other uses|Islamabad (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| official_name      = Islamabad Capital Territory
| native_name        = {{Nastaliq| اسلام آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Federal territory]]
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image|total_width=280px|perrow=1/2/2/2|border=infobox|caption_align = center
| image1   = Faisal Mosque and Margalla Hills.jpg
| caption1 = [[Islamabad Expressway]]
| image2   = Nekka Phullai beside Faisal maseet.JPG
| caption2 = [[Margalla hills]]
| image3   = Nust.jpg
| caption3 = Sector H-12
| image4   = G-13, Islamabad.jpg
| caption4 = Sector G-13
| image5   = Long Exposure of Blue Area Islamabad.JPG
| caption5 = Blue Area
| image6   = King Faisal Mosque.jpg
| caption6 = Cityscape of Islamabad
| image7   = 
| caption7 = 
}}
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| shield_size        = 
| shield_link        = Mushtaq Ahmed
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| map_caption        = Location within Pakistan
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|44|15|N|73|08|51|E|type:adm1st_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = {{Start date and age|1967|8|14|df=yes}}<ref name=McGarr>{{cite book |last=McGarr |first=Paul |date=2013 |title=The Cold War in South Asia: Britain, the United States and the Indian Subcontinent, 1945-1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NdGaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PR9 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107008151 }}</ref>
| established_title2 = 
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| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Islamabad]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2024)
| blank_info_sec1    = 0.875<br />{{Green|Very High}}
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Education in Pakistan|Literacy rate]] (2024)
| blank1_info_sec1   = 95%
| blank2_name_sec1   = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|Seats in National Assembly]]
| blank2_info_sec1   = 3
| blank_name_sec2    = [[Zones of Islamabad|Zones]]
| blank_info_sec2    = 5<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/vitalstats.asp| title = Facts & Statistics - Islamabad}}</ref>
| blank3_name_sec2   = [[Sectors of Islamabad|Sectors]]
| blank3_info_sec2   = 81{{citation needed|date= December 2020}}
| blank4_name_sec2   = [[Union councils of Islamabad|Union Councils]]
| blank4_info_sec2   = 50{{citation needed|date= December 2020}}
<!-- Area --------------------->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| governing_body     = [[ICT Administration]]
| leader_title       = Chief Commissioner
| leader_name        = Imran Khan ([[Pakistan Administrative Service|PAS]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1770945|title=Major shuffle in top bureaucracy on ECP direction|date=19 August 2023|access-date=20 August 2023|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name1       = [[Irfan Nawaz Memon]]
| leader_title2      = Chairman [[Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)|CDA]]
| leader_name2       = Amer Ali Ahmed<ref>{{cite web |title=Board Members - CDA |url=https://cda.gov.pk/about_us/board/ |website=Capital Development Authority |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[High Courts of Pakistan|High Court]]
| leader_name3       = [[Islamabad High Court]]
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="Facts & Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/vitalstats.asp|title=CDA Facts & Figures|access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
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| area_metro_km2     = <!-- Elevation -------------------------->
| elevation_min_m    = 490 <!-- <ref name=Google Maps/>-->
<!-- Population ----------------------->| population_total   = 2,363,863
| population_as_of   = 2023
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023 Census">{{cite web | url                      = https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Pakistan.pdf | title                    = Announcement of Results of 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 | date                     = 5 August 2023 | website                  = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (www.pbs.gov.pk) | access-date              = 24 November 2023}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 2609.1
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_urban   = 1108872 (46.91%)
| population_density_urban_km2 = 
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = <!-- General information --------------->
| population_rural   = 1,254,991
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| postal_code_type   = Postcode
| postal_code        = 44000
| area_code          = 051
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:PK|PK-IS]]
| blank5_name_sec1   = [[Languages of Pakistan|Main language(s)]]
| blank5_info_sec1   = {{bulleted list|'''Official:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]|[[English language|English]]}}|{{unbulleted list|'''Others:'''<br/>{{Hlist|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{efn|Punjabi has been the historic native language of the area and, till this day, is the dominant first language in Islamabad. It is spoken in the form of many [[Punjabi dialects|dialects and varieties]], including the indigenous [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pothwari dialect]]; as well as [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]], [[Hindko]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], and [[Dhani dialect|Dhani]], among others.}}|[[Pashto]]|[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]|[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]|[[Balti language|Balti]]|[[Shina language|Shina]]|[[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]]|[[Balochi language|Balochi]]}}}}}}
| blank6_name_sec1   = Notable sports teams
| blank6_info_sec1   = [[Islamabad United (cricket)|Islamabad United]], [[Islamabad Rugby Football Club|Islamabad Jinns]]
| website            = [https://ictadministration.gov.pk/ www.ictadministration.gov.pk/]
| footnotes          = 
| elevation_max_m    = 1500 <!-- <ref name=Google Maps>{{cite web | url                      = http://maps.google.com.do/maps?q=Islamabad,+Islamabad+Capital+Territory,+Pakist%C3%A1n&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.669783,73.098907&spn=0.172866,0.220757&sll=34.533005,69.128895&sspn=0.039879,0.073128&oq=Islama&t=p&gl=do&hnear=Islamabad,+Islamabad+District,+Islamabad+Capital+Territory,+Pakist%C3%A1n&z=12&lci=weather | work                     = Google Maps | publisher                = Google | access-date              = 25 February 2013}}</ref>-->
| elevation_max_ft   = 5000
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| timezone           = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]
| utc_offset         = +05:00
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_title1 = [[List of Pakistani administrative units by gross state product|Federal territory of Pakistan]]
| demographics1_info1 = $12.8 billion (2024)
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
| demographics1_info2 = 
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| name               = 
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| native_name_lang   = ur
| pushpin_map        = Pakistan Islamabad Capital Territory
}}

The '''Islamabad Capital Territory'''{{efn|'''ICT'''; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| اسلام‌آباد وفاقی دارالحکومت}}|translit=Islāmābād Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat}}}} is a [[Administrative units of Pakistan|federal territory]] of [[Pakistan]], centred around [[Islamabad]], the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the [[Pothohar Plateau]], at the foot of the [[Margalla Hills]], in the northwest of the [[Punjab|Punjab region]]. The Territory shares borders with the province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in the west and the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]{{efn|Islamabad Capital Territory is, geographically, a part of the Punjab region but, administratively, separate from the province of Punjab since 1967.}} in the remaining directions. It covers an area of {{convert|906.5|km2|mi2|abbr=out}} and, according to [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], has a population of over 2.3 million.<ref name="2023 Census" />

The area was separated from [[Rawalpindi District]] in 1967 to form a separate territory administered by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]]. The territory is represented in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] by [[NA-52 (Islamabad-I)|NA-52]], [[NA-53 (Islamabad-II)|NA-53]], and [[NA-54 (Islamabad-III)|NA-54]] constituencies and by four seats in [[Senate of Pakistan|the Senate]].

==History==

In 1960, land was transferred from [[Rawalpindi District]] of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province to replace [[Karachi Federal Capital Territory]] and establish Pakistan's new capital. According to the 1960s master plan, the Capital Territory included [[Rawalpindi]], and was to be composed of the following parts:<ref name=Bharne>{{cite book|editor=Vinayak Bharne|title=The Emerging Asian City: Concomitant Urbanities and Urbanisms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M8Xj7pHu1jEC|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-52597-8|page=131}}</ref>
* [[Rawalpindi]], {{convert|259|km2}}
* [[Islamabad|Islamabad Urban]], {{convert|220.15|km2}}
* [[Margalla Hills]], {{convert|220.15|km2}}
* Islamabad Rural, {{convert|466.20|km2}}<ref name="Facts & Statistics" />

However, Rawalpindi was eventually excluded from the Islamabad master plan in the 1980s.<ref name=Bharne />

==Geography==
[[File:Islamabad map.png|thumb|The five zones and sectors of Islamabad]]
The Islamabad Capital Territory is composed of eight types of areas: administrative, commercial, diplomatic, educational, green, industrial, residential, and rural.

===Zones===
[[File:Islamabad Zones.svg|thumb|Map showing the five zones of the Islamabad Capital Territory]]
The territory is divided into five zones in two groups:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hikepk.com/provinces/federal-territory|title=Federal Territory|website=HIKEPK|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Capital Development Authority |url=https://www.cda.gov.pk/housing/unauthorised_schemes.asp |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=www.cda.gov.pk}}</ref>
*Zone I: for urban development and federal government institutions
*Zone II: for urban development
*Zone III: for rural development
*Zone IV: for rural development
*Zone V: for rural development

Zone I consists mainly of all the developed residential sectors, while Zone II consists of the under-developed residential sectors. Each residential sector is identified by a letter of the alphabet and a number, and covers an area of approximately 4 square kilometres. The sectors are lettered from A to I, and each sector is divided into four numbered sub-sectors.<ref name="S. Hull">{{cite book|title=Government of Paper: The Materiality of Bureaucracy in Urban Pakistan|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0520272156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZqVvQN9PTwC&pg=PA50|author=Matthew S. Hull|edition=1st|access-date=4 July 2012|page=50|date=5 June 2012}}</ref> Zone IV is the largest in area.

===Sectors===
{{main|Sectors of Islamabad}}
Series A, B, and C are still underdeveloped. The D series has seven sectors (D-11 to D-17), of which only sector D-12 is completely developed. This series is located at the foot of Margalla Hills.<ref name="Islamabad.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.theislamabad.com/|title=The Idea of Islamabad|publisher=TheIslamabad.com|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910064024/http://www.theislamabad.com/|archive-date=10 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The E Sectors are named from E-7 to E-17. Many foreigners and diplomatic personnel are housed in these sectors.<ref name="Islamabad.com"/> In the revised Master Plan of the city, CDA has decided to develop a park on the pattern of [[Fatima Jinnah Park]] in sector E-14. Sectors E-8 and E-9 contain the campuses of [[Bahria University]], [[Air University (Pakistan)|Air University]], and the [[National Defence University, Islamabad|National Defence University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website|author=Bahria University|url=http://bci.edu.pk/index.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301122834/http://www.bci.edu.pk/index.aspx|archive-date=1 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official website|author=Air University|url=http://www.au.edu.pk/#}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official website|author=National Defence University|url=http://www.ndu.edu.pk/}}</ref> The F and G series contains the most developed sectors. F series contains sectors F-5 to F-17; some sectors are still under-developed. F-5 is an important sector for the software industry in Islamabad, as the two software technology parks are located here. The entire F-9 sector is covered with Fatima Jinnah Park. The [[The Centaurus (building)|Centaurus complex]] will be one of the major landmarks of the F-8 sector.<ref name="Islamabad.com"/> G sectors are numbered G-5 through G-17. Some important places include the Jinnah Convention Center and [[Serena Hotels|Serena Hotel]] in G-5, the [[Lal Masjid, Islamabad|Red Mosque]] in G-6, and the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, the largest medical complex in the capital, located in G-8.<ref name="Islamabad.com"/>

The H sectors are numbered H-8 through H-17. The H sectors are mostly dedicated to educational and health institutions. [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Sciences and Technology]] covers a major portion of sector H-12.<ref name="Islamabad.com"/> The I sectors are numbered from I-8 to I-18. With the exception of I-8, which is a well-developed residential area, these sectors are primarily part of the industrial zone. Currently two sub-sectors of I-9 and one sub-sector of [[I-10, Islamabad|I-10]] are used as industrial areas. CDA is planning to set up Islamabad Railway Station in Sector I-18 and Industrial City in sector I-17.<ref name="Islamabad.com"/> Zone III consists primarily of the Margalla Hills and [[Margalla Hills National Park]]. [[Rawal Lake]] is in this zone. Zone IV and V consist of Islamabad Park, and rural areas of the city. The [[Soan River]] flows into the city through Zone V.

==Climate==
{{Main|Climate of Islamabad}}
[[File:Ataturk Avenue - Islamabad.JPG|thumb|300px|Islamabad's deciduous trees colours in autumn, Atatürk Avenue]]

=== Seasons ===
The climate of Islamabad has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cwa), with five seasons: winter (November–February), spring (March and April), summer (May and June), rainy [[Monsoon of South Asia|monsoon]] (July and August), and autumn (September and October).

=== Temperatures ===
The temperatures range from {{convert|13|C|F|}} in January to {{convert|38|C|F}} in June. The hottest month is June, where average highs routinely exceed {{convert|38|C|F|1}}, while the coolest month is January. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|46.6|C|F}} on 23 June 2005 while the lowest temperature was {{convert|-6|C|F|1}} on 17 January 1967.<ref name="archived-pakmet">{{cite web |date=13 June 2010 |url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/Climate/Islamabad_Climate_Data.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613053217/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/Climate/Islamabad_Climate_Data.txt |archive-date=13 June 2010 |access-date=15 January 2012|title=Best Housing Societies in Islamabad to Invest in 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Average Conditions, Islamabad, Pakistan |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002680 |access-date=25 September 2009}}</ref> Winters generally feature dense fog in the mornings and sunny afternoons. In the city, temperatures stay mild, with snowfall over the higher elevations points on nearby hill stations, notably [[Murree]] and [[Nathia Gali]].

=== Precipitation ===
The wettest month is July, with heavy rainfalls and evening [[thunderstorms]] with the possibility of [[cloudburst]] and flooding. Highest monthly rainfall of {{convert|743.3|mm|in}} was recorded during July 1995.<ref name="pakmet.com.pk">{{cite web |title=Climate Records: Islamabad |url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/extrems/islamabad.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112060839/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/extrems/islamabad.htm |archive-date=12 January 2012 |access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> On 23 July 2001, Islamabad received a record breaking {{convert|620|mm|in}} of rainfall in just 10 hours. It was the heaviest rainfall in Islamabad in the past 100 years and the highest rainfall in 24 hours as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=Severe Storms on dated 23rd July 2001 Islamabad, Pakistan |url=http://www.essl.org/ECSS/2007/abs/02-Case-study/sheikh-1-sec02.oral.pdf |publisher=Abdul Hameed, Director Pakistan Meteorological Department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2001 |title=Weather Log&nbsp;– July 21–31, 2001 |url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/2001/july/extremes0701.html |publisher=National Climatic Data Center}}</ref> The city has also experienced snowfall on a number of occasions.
Islamabad's [[micro-climate]] is regulated by three artificial reservoirs: [[Rawal lake|Rawal]], [[Simli lake|Simli]], and [[Khanpur Dam]]. The latter is located on the [[Haro River]] near the town of [[Khanpur Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khanpur]], about {{convert|40|km}} from Islamabad. Simli Dam is {{convert|30|km}} north of Islamabad.

=== Vegetation ===
Around {{convert|220|acre}} of the city consists of the [[Margalla Hills National Park]], while the Loi Bher Forest is situated along the [[Islamabad Highway]], covering an area of {{convert|1087|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban growth monitoring along Islamabad Highway|publisher=GIS Development|url=http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/urban/agglomeration/ma03112a.htm}}</ref> 
{{Islamabad weatherbox}}

==Government==
{{main|Government of the Islamabad Capital Territory}}
The government of the Islamabad Capital Territory is provided by the federal [[Government of Pakistan]] and by a number of territorial bodies. Article 258 of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] stipulates that the [[President of Pakistan]] is responsible for establishing the government of the federal capital and the [[Parliament of Pakistan]] makes laws for the territory.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=28 February 2012 |title=The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |url=https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1333523681_951.pdf |website= |location= |publisher=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]] |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref> Although the federal government retains strategic power over the territory, the day to day government is carried out by a number of bodies, which have been established over the years.

The [[Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)|Capital Development Authority]] (CDA), established on 14 June 1960, was responsible for building the capital and continues to have some government roles. The [[Islamabad Capital Territory Administration]] (ICTA) was established in 1980, and is led by a Chief Commissioner, who holds powers similar to a provincial government. The [[Islamabad High Court]], established in 2007 (dissolved in 2008, re-established in 2010) is the senior court of the territory and is equivalent to the four provincial high courts. The [[Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation]] (MCI), established in 2015, is the municipal authority and is equivalent to a [[Districts of Pakistan|district government]], as the upper tier of the local government in the territory. The CDA has been gradually transferring many of its roles to the MCI.

At the most local level, there are 101 [[Union council (Pakistan)|union councils]], though this is due to increase to 125 councils.

===Union councils===
At the most local level, the Territory comprises 101 [[Union council (Pakistan)|union councils]], though this is due to increase to 125 Union councils.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=31 December 2022 |title=N.A. Bill 70 of 2022 |url=http://pcp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Downloads/14101(22)Ex.Gaz%20III%20(NA).pdf |page=2 |website=The Gazette of Pakistan |location= |publisher=Press Corporation of Pakistan |access-date=20 February 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|+Incomplete list of union councils
|-
! UC #
! Chief locality
! Localities within jurisdiction
|-
| 1
| [[Saidpur, Islamabad|Saidpur]]
| [[Saidpur, Islamabad|Said Pur]], [[Gokina]], Talhar
|-
| 2
| [[Noorpur Shahan, Islamabad|Noorpur Shahan]]
| [[Noorpur Shahan, Islamabad|Noorpur Shahan]], Ratta Hutar
|-
| 3
|[[Mal Pur]]
| Mal Pur, Romali, Nariyas, Phadu, Shahdrah Khurd, Shahdrah Kalan, Mandala, Jang Begial, Subban Syedan, Mangial, Quaid-e-Azam University
|-
| 4
|[[Kot Hathial (Shamal)]]
| Kot Hathial, Bhara Kahu, Nayiabadi, Muhallah Alnoor, Muhallah Ban, Muhallah Malkan, Dhok Syedan
|-
| 5
|[[Kot Hathial (Janoob)]]
| Kot Hathial, Nainsukh, Barakahu, Behra Syedan, Muhallah Ghousia, Sharak-e-Madina, Dhok Jilani, Muhallah Malikabad
|-
| 6
| [[Phulgran]]
| [[Phulgran]], Phul Garan, Dhok Kuch, Abbasiabad, Dhok Badhan, Muhallah Kangar, Mahallah Ranjpuran, Shahpur, Bobry, Karlot Chattar, Mohra Rajpoota, Muhallah Sumbul, Bani Gala
|-
| 7
| [[Pind Begwal]]
| [[Pind Begwal]], Bainala, Maira Biguwal, Atthal, Dhok Sajjal, Dhok Nanda Sihali, Jandala, Simli
|-
| 8
| [[Tumair]]
| [[Tumair]], Pihont, Chakhtan, Darkalam, Kanjnah
|-
| 9
|[[Charah, Islamabad|Charah]]
| Charah, Dhok Maira, Dhok Las, Kiani, Dhok Haveli
|-
| 10
|[[Kirpa, Islamabad Capital Territory|Kirpa]]
| Kirpa, Ladhiot Syedan, Pind Malikan, Dhok Ban, Bhimbar Tarar, Mahallah Haveli Rajgan, Mehfozabad, Chaniol, Muhallah Chaudrian, Ara, Gora Mast, Dhok Jogian Harnu, Chauntra Sogran
|-
| 11
|[[Mughal, Islamabad Capital Territory|Mughal]]
| Mughal, Hardoghar, Kangota Gujjran Sihala, Hondamial, Nara Syedan, Chuchkal Chakiyan, Chak Kamdar
|-
| 12
| [[Rawat, Islamabad|Rawat]]
| [[Rawat, Islamabad|Rawat]], Bhangrial Kalan, Banni Saran, Mohra Nagial, Sawan, [[Bagga Shaikhan]]
|-
| 13
| [[Humak]]
| Humak, Kaniyal, Gora Syedan, Niazian
|-
| 14
| [[Sihala]]
| Sihala Khurd, Maira Dakhli, Bhandar Sihala, Jarki Sihala, Gagri Sihala, Jhundla, Kangota Syedan, Gura Mistriyan
|-
| 15
| [[Lohi Bhair]]
| Lohi Bhar, Shahrak-e-Korang, Bagh-e-Sawan, Shahrak-e-Pakistan
|-
| 16
|[[Darwala]]
| Darwala, Dhaliala, Panwal, Chucha Sheikhiyan, Bhair, Kanghar, Sher Ghamial, Dhok Kavgar, Kathrial, Chucha, Dhok Kashimiriya, Harn maira, Malali, Bun koutha, Pahg Panwal, Farash, Bangiyal
|-
| 17
| [[Koral, Punjab|Koral]]
| [[Koral, Punjab|Koral]], Tarlai Khurd, Gangal, Chaklala, Shareefabad, Gohra Sardar, Tarlai
|-
| 18
|[[Khana Dak]]
| Khana Dak, Dhok Jabba, Pindorian, Shahrak-e-Bilal, Shahrak-e-Barma, Shahrak-e-Madina, Muhallah Wahid Abad, Shahrak-e-Masih)
|-
| 19
| [[Tarlai Kalan]]
| Tarlai Kalan, Irfanabad, Chappar Meer Khanal, Sahana
|-
| 20
| [[Ali Pur]]
| [[Ali Pur]], Alipur,Jhang Syedan,Partal, Khadrapar, Farash, 
|-
| 21
| [[Sohan]]
| [[Sohan]] Dehati, Khana Kak, Shakrial, Shakrial (Sharki)
|-
| 22
| [[Chak Shahzad]]
| [[Chak Shahzad]], Chak Bihra Shigh, Jaba Teli, Sohana, Pandori, Chhatta Bakhtawar, Bohan, Dhoke Sharaf, Mujuhan
|-
| 23
| [[Kuri, ICT|Kuri]]
| [[Kuri, ICT|Kuri]], [[Malot, Islamabad|Malot]], Rakh Bani Gala, Rihara, Mohra Jujan
|-
| 24
|[[Shahrak-e-Rawal]]
| Shahrak-e-Rawal, Shahrak-e-Margala, Sumbal Korakh, Puna Faqeeran, Mohrian
|-
| 25
| Sector F-6
| F-6/1, F-6/2, F-6/3, F-6/4, Farooqi Bazar, Madni Masjid, Dhobi Gat
|-
| 26
| Sector G-6/1
| 
|-
| 27
| Sector G-6
| Sector G-6/2, Sector G-6/3 & Sector G-6/4
|-
| 28
| Sector F-7, F-8, F-9
| 
|-
| 29
| Sector F-10, F-11
| 
|-
| 30
| Sector G-7/3, G-7/4
| 
|-
| 31
| Sector G-7/1, G-7/2
| 
|-
| 32
| Sector G-8/3, G-8/4
| 
|-
| 33
| Sector G-8/1, G-8/2 
| 
|-
| 34
| Sector G-9
| Sector G-9/1, G-9/3, G-9/4
|-
| 35
| Sector G-9/2
| 
|-
| 36
| Sector G-10/3, G-10/4
| 
|-
| 37
| Sector G-10/1, G-10/2 
| 
|-
| 38
| Sector G-11
| Sector G-11/1, G-11/2, G-11/3, G-11/4
|-
| 39
| [[Maira Sumbal Jaffar]]
| Maira Sumbal Jaffar, Golra Sharif, Badia Rusmat Khan, Maira Akku, Dhareek Mohri, Shahrak-e-Effaq
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|40
|[[G-13]]
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| Sector I-8
| Sector I-8/1,I8/2,I8/3,I8/4
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| Sector I-9
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| Sector I-10/1
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| Sector I-10
| Sector I-10/2, I-10/3, I-10/4
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|[[Bokra]]
| Bokra, Haji Complex, Soria Harboza, Mouza Sorain, Peer Wadhai, Shahrak-e-Iqbal
|-
| 45
|[[Jhangi Sayedan|Jhangi Saydan]]
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| 46
|[[Village Noon]]
|  Badhana Kalan, Dhoke Makhan, ETC 
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| 47
|[[Tarnol, Islamabad|Tarnol]]
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|[[Sarai Kharbooza]]
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| [[Shah Allah Ditta]] 
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| [[Golra Sharif]]
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|}

==Demographics==
{{Further|Demographics of Islamabad}}

According to the 2023 Census, Islamabad Capital Territory had a population of 2,363,863.
{| class="wikitable"
|Census Year
|Population<ref>{{Cite web |title=Islamabad (District, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/admin/islamabad/501__islamabad/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
|-
|1972
|237,549
|-
|1981
|340,286
|-
|1998
|805,235
|-
|2017
|2,003,368
|-
|2023
|2,363,863
|}

===Language===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Islamabad Capital Territory ([[2023 Pakistani census]])<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_11.pdf|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 50.56 |color1 = crimson
|label2 = [[Pashto]] |value2 = 18.21 |color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 15.71 |color3 = darkgreen
|label4 = [[Hindko]] |value4 = 6.16 |color4 = wheat
|label5 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] |value5 = 2.27 |color5 = pink
|label6 = [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] |value6 = 2.02 |color6 = red
|label7 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value7 = 0.93 |color7 = saddlebrown
|label8 = [[Balti language|Balti]] |value8 = 0.34 |color8 = black
|label9 = [[Shina language|Shina]] |value9 = 0.31 |color9 = aqua
|label10 = [[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]] |value10 = 0.21 |color10 = yellow
|label11 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]] |value11 = 0.19 |color11 = blue
|label12 = Others |value12 = 2.92 |color12 = grey
|thumb=left}}

According to [[2023 Pakistani census]], there are 1,154,540 Punjabi, 415,838 Pashto, 358,922 Urdu, 140,780 Hindko, 51,920 Kashmiri, 46,270 Saraiki, 21,362 Sindhi, 10,315 Balti, 7,099 Shina, 5,016 Koshistani, 4,503 Balochi, 1,095 Mewati, 668 Brahvi, 182 Kalasha and 64,734 others, of total 2,283,244 speakers.

After Islamabad's establishment, people from all around Pakistan shifted here which led to a [[Demographics of Islamabad|diverse demographics]]. But, Punjabis still constitute the single largest linguistic population in the territory.

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Islamabad Territory, Pakistan<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by Religion |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_9.pdf}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 97.1
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Christianity]]
|value2 = 2.8
|color2 = Blue
|label3 = [[Ahmadi]]
|value3 = 0.1
|color3 = Black
|value4=0.08|color4=Gray|label4=Others}}[[Islam]] is the largest and most practiced religion in the territory, with just over 97% of the population adhering to the faith. [[Christianity]] is the second largest religion and forms 2.8% of the population. [[Ahmedis]], which adhere to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, make up 0.11% of the population. Other minorities, like [[Sikhism in Pakistan|Sikhs]] and [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hindus]], form just 0.2% combined.<ref name="2023 Census" />

==Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area==
{{Main|Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area}}
{{See also|List of places in Islamabad}}

When the master plan for Islamabad was drawn up in 1960, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, along with the adjoining areas, was to be integrated to form a large [[metropolitan area]] called Islamabad/Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area. The area would consist of the developing Islamabad, the old colonial cantonment city of Rawalpindi, and Margalla Hills National Park, including surrounding rural areas.<ref name="Dulyapak">{{cite book|title=Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Megaengineering Projects|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-9048199198|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEyjMx7EV8IC&pg=PA1041|author=Dulyapak Preecharushh|edition=1st|editor=Stanley D. Brunn|access-date=4 July 2012|page=1041|chapter=Myanmar's New Capital City of Naypyidaw|date=6 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="Isocarp">{{cite web|author=Muhammad|title=Planning of Islamabad and Rawalpindi|url=http://www.isocarp.net/Data/case_studies/720.pdf}}</ref> However, Islamabad city is part of the Islamabad Capital Territory, while [[Rawalpindi]] is part of [[Rawalpindi District]], which is part of province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].<ref name="USgov_pub">{{Cite journal|last=Sheikh|first=Iqbal M.|author2=Van S. Williams |author3=S. Qamer Raza |author4=Kanwar S.A. Khan |title=Environmental Geology of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Area, Northern Pakistan|journal=Regional Studies of the Potwar Plateau Area, Northern Pakistan|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2078/B2078_chapter_G.pdf}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
Chaghi Monument.JPG|Chaghi Monument
Pak Secretariat buildings,Islamabad by Usman Ghani.jpg|Pakistan Secretariat
Crescent and Star Monument.jpg|Star and Crescent Monument near the start of [[Shakarparian]]
Faisal_Masjid_From_Damn_e_koh.jpg|[[Faisal Mosque]]
Daman-E-Koh.jpg|[[Daman-e-Koh]] Park
Glorious Sunset in Islamabad.jpg|Sunset over the [[Lake View Park]]
Hassle Bassle Islamabad.jpg|View of [[Blue Area]], the commercial hub of the city.
</gallery>

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Islamabad}}
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Islamabad is a net contributor to the Pakistani economy, as whilst having only 0.8% of the country's population, it contributes 1% to the country's GDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/19-economics-and-extremism-hh-04 |title=Pakistan &#124; Economics and extremism |work=Dawn |date=5 January 2010 |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108132730/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/19-economics-and-extremism-hh-04 |archive-date= 8 January 2010 }}</ref> [[Islamabad Stock Exchange]], founded in 1989, is Pakistan's third largest stock exchange after [[Karachi Stock Exchange]] and [[Lahore Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan Stock Exchanges|url=http://www.ostamyy.com/stock-exchanges/Pakistan.htm|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228091222/http://www.ostamyy.com/stock-exchanges/Pakistan.htm|archive-date=28 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The exchange has 118 members with 104 [[Body corporate|corporate bodies]] and 18 individual members. The average daily turnover of the stock exchange is over one million shares.<ref>{{cite web|title=About ISE|author=ISE-Official website|url=http://www.ise.com.pk/About_ISE/AboutISE.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617005524/http://www.ise.com.pk/About_ISE/AboutISE.asp|archive-date=17 June 2011}}</ref> As of 2012, Islamabad LTU (Large Tax Unit) was responsible for Rs 371 billion in tax revenue, which amounts to 20% of all the revenue collected by Federal Board of Revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/65751-rs371bn-revenue-target-fbr-hails-ltu-islamabads-performance-.html4|title=Rs 371bn revenue target: FBR hails LTU Islamabad's performance|work=Business Recorder|date=5 July 2012|access-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>

Islamabad has seen an expansion in [[Information and communication technologies|information and communications technology]] with the addition two [[science park|Software Technology Parks]], which house numerous national and foreign technological and information technology companies. The tech parks are located in Evacuee Trust Complex and Awami Markaz. Awami Markaz houses 36 [[Information technology|IT]] companies while Evacuee Trust house 29 companies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamabad |author=Pakistan Software Export Board |url=http://www.pseb.org.pk/item/stp_islamabad |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505124938/http://www.pseb.org.pk/item/stp_islamabad |archive-date=5 May 2010 }}</ref> Call centres for foreign companies have been targeted as another significant area of growth, with the government making efforts to reduce taxes by as much as 10% to encourage foreign investments in the information technology sector. Most of Pakistan's state-owned companies like [[Pakistan International Airlines|PIA]], [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]], [[Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd|PTCL]], [[OGDCL]], and [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.]] are based in Islamabad. Headquarters of all major telecommunication operators such as PTCL, Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone, and China Mobile are located in Islamabad. Being an expensive city, the prices of most of fruits, vegetable and poultry items increased in Islamabad during the year 2015-2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deliverit.pk/price-trends/|title=Retail Prices of Vegetables, Fruits and Poultry in Islamabad from 2015-2020|website=Deliver It - Online Grocery Store in Islamabad.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414115718/https://deliverit.pk/price-trends/|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>

==Tourism==
{{Main|Tourism in Islamabad Capital Territory}}

==Transport==
{{main|Transport in Islamabad}}

=== Airport ===
Islamabad is connected to major destinations around the world through the [[Islamabad International Airport]]. The airport is the largest in Pakistan, handling 9 million passengers per annum. The airport was built at a cost of $400&nbsp;million and opened on 3 May 2018, replacing the former [[Benazir Bhutto International Airport]]. It is the first [[greenfield airport]] in Pakistan with an area of {{convert|3600|acre|km2|adj=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Islamabad International Airport's Passenger Terminal Building|author=CPG Corporation|url=http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/press/view_press.asp?Lang=EN&quarter=1&PRID=409|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121051750/http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/press/view_press.asp?Lang=EN&quarter=1&PRID=409|archive-date=21 November 2007}}</ref>

=== Metrobus ===
The [[Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus]] is a {{convert|24|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} [[bus rapid transit]] system that serves the twin cities of [[Rawalpindi]] and Islamabad in Pakistan. It uses dedicated bus lanes for all of its route covering 24 bus stations.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

=== Motorways ===
All major cities and towns are accessible through regular trains and bus services running mostly from the neighbouring city of Rawalpindi. [[Lahore]] and [[Peshawar]] are linked to Islamabad through a network of motorways, which has significantly reduced travelling times between these cities. [[M-2 motorway (Pakistan)|M-2 Motorway]] is {{convert|367|km|0|abbr=on}} long and connect Islamabad and Lahore.<ref name="NHA">{{cite web|title=Motorway's of Pakistan|author=National Highway Authority Pakistan|url=http://www.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=45|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-date=6 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006233451/https://www.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=45|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[M-1 motorway (Pakistan)|M-1 Motorway]] connects Islamabad with Peshawar and is {{convert|155|km|0|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="NHA" /> Islamabad is linked to Rawalpindi through the [[Faizabad Interchange]], which has a daily traffic volume of about 48,000 vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faizabad Interchange|author=NESPAK|url=http://www.nespak.com.pk/services/viewPic.asp?sector=3&id=13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810092226/http://www.nespak.com.pk/services/viewPic.asp?sector=3&id=13|archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

==Education==
Islamabad has the highest literacy rate of Pakistan at 95%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/statistics/pslm_prov2006-07/2.14a.pdf |title=LITERACY-POPULATION 10 YEARS AND OLDER |access-date=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113174308/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/statistics/pslm_prov2006-07/2.14a.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> Islamabad also has some of Pakistan's major universities, including [[Quaid-i-Azam University]], the [[International Islamic University]], and the [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Sciences and Technology]] and [[Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences]]

[[Quaid-e-Azam University]] has several faculties. The institute is located in a semi-hilly area, east of the Secretariat buildings and near the base of Margalla Hills. This Post-Graduate institute is spread over {{convert|1,705|acre|km2}}. The nucleus of the campus has been designed as an axial spine with a library as its center.
Other universities include the following:<ref>[http://www.hec.gov.pk/ourinstitutes/pages/default.aspx HEC recognized Universities] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200812/http://www.hec.gov.pk/ourinstitutes/pages/default.aspx |date=29 October 2013 }}. Hec.gov.pk. Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref>

* [[Bahria University]]
* [[Air University (Pakistan Air Force)|Air University]]
* [[Quaid-e-Azam University]]
* [[Allama Iqbal Open University]] (AIOU)
* [[Alkauthar Islamic University]]
* [[COMSATS Institute of Information Technology]] (CIIT)
* [[Capital University of Science & Technology|Capital University of Science and Technology]] (CUST) [Formally [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah University]], Islamabad Campus]
* [[Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology]] (FUUAST)
* [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Sciences and Technology]] (NUST)
* [[National Defense University, Islamabad]](NDU)
* [[National University of Modern Languages]] (NUML)
* [[Institute of Space Technology]]
* [[International Islamic University]]
* [[Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan]] (ICMAP)
* [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan]] (ICAP)
* [[Pakistan Institute of Development Economics]] (PIDE)
* [[Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences]] (PIEAS)
* [[Shifa College of Medicine]]
* [[Foundation University Islamabad]] (FUI)
* [[NUCES|National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences]](FAST-NUCES)
* [[Riphah International University]]
* [[University of Lahore]]
* [[Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering]]
* [[Preston University (Pakistan)|Preston University Islamabad Campus]]
* [[Iqra University#Islamabad|Iqra University Islamabad Campus]]
* [[SZABIST|Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology]] (ZABIST)
* [[Hamdard University|Hamdard University Islamabad Campus]]

==Sports==
[[Islamabad United (cricket)|Islamabad United]] became the first ever team to win [[Pakistan Super League]] in [[2016 Pakistan Super League|2016]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arynews.tv/en/ary-digital-neer-winning-psl/|title=ARY Digital Network President Salman Iqbal congratulates Islamabad United over winning PSL|work=arynews.tv|access-date=24 February 2016|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> And now the federal team Is participating in the [[2016 Pakistan Cup|Pakistan Cup]].
In 2025, Islamabad United has won 3 Pakistan Super Leagues and earned 3 titles
They won PSL: 1, PSL: 3, PSL: 9 which solidifies their number 1 rank as the team with the most victories

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Geography|Asia|Pakistan}}
* [[Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan)]], a former federal territory
* [[ICT Administration|Islamabad Capital Territory Administration]]
* [[List of cultural heritage sites in Islamabad Capital Territory]]
* [[Developments in Islamabad]]
* [[Model Town Humak]]

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==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Sister project links|voy=Islamabad}}
* [http://ictadministration.gov.pk/ Islamabad Capital Territory Administration website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140507071715/http://www.cda.gov.pk/ Capital Development Authority]

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