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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Islamabad , city (1998 pop. 524,500), capital of Pakistan, NE Pakistan, just NE of Rawalpindi , the former interim capital. Construction of Islamabad [city of Islam] as the capital, replacing Karachi, began in 1960. There are light manufacturing industries. Points of interest include Pakistan House, the home of the president; the national assembly building; the National Univ.; the Grand National Mosque; and the botanical gardens. The nearby Murree Hills serve as a summer resort as well as summer headquarters for many diplomatic missions. Also near the city are the historical ruins of Taxila.... Read more

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Islamabad
Islamabad Capital of Pakistan, in the n of the country. Construction of a new capital to replace Karachi began in 1960, and in 1967 Islamabad became the official capital. It lies at the heart of an agricultural region, but administrative and governmental activities... Read more

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	Housing market in Islamabad. (Pakistan's rental rates and regulations)(Industry) ; Housing Market in Islamabad Ever since Islamabad came into being, housing market in the capital has not been...Ministries/Departments/Institutions have tried to move into Islamabad, from various cities of Pakistan especially from Karachi... Read more
	Presidential visit to Islamabad is seen as inadvisable ; ...Abroad 03-03-2000 Presidential visit to Islamabad is seen as inadvisable United States...been settled, though his stop-over in Islamabad is still not certain. This must have come as a shock to the army headquarters in Islamabad. It is more than obvious that there are... Read more
	Islamabad recalls Afghan envoys; bin Laden asks Pakistan to resist U.S. alliance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) ; ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ The hard-line Taliban regime in Afghanistan...pressure. As an American military delegation arrived in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani generals, a massive U.S. armada...conference on the front porch of the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad, Taliban ambassador Abdul Salaam Zaeef said the ... Read more
	Islamabad offers mixed signals on own N-tests ; ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan will test a nuclear device to counter...sign that international efforts to counsel restraint to Islamabad have failed in the face of pressure at home to stand...Pakistan's largest donor nation -- will be here to urge Islamabad to restrain itself or risk costly sanctions like ... Read more
	U.S. Seeking Deal on Pakistani Aid; Islamabad Unlikely to Make Concessions on Nuclear Program ; ...Pakistan suspended in October because of Islamabad's attempt to build a nuclear bomb. Talks...Pakistan's new rightist government about Islamabad's nuclear program are expected to begin...deterrent against India. In this scenario, Islamabad would take steps privately to reorganize... Read more
	Suicide attack kills 15 in Islamabad ; ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber targeted police officers...mosque nearby. The blast -- apparently the deadliest in Islamabad in about a year -- again brought Pakistan's battle against...nday's explosion also appeared to be the deadliest blast in Islamabad since then. The latest attack also came ... Read more
	Islamabad sets conditions for signing CTBT ; India Abroad 10-02-1998 Islamabad sets conditions for signing CTBT...Minister Nawaz Sharif last week said Islamabad was not willing to sign the Comprehensive...out certain conditionalities that Islamabad has been placing all along as a quid... Read more
	Survivors of church blast try to recover; Pakistan fires Islamabad police officials. ; Byline: E.A. Torriero ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ The grenade flew past...prayed. Bedlam surrounded Ali inside Islamabad's Protestant International Church...we go on from this. Pakistan fired Islamabad's police chief and four other senior... Read more
	Islamabad no more a city of peace and tranquillity ; ISLAMABAD-With state violence rampant against the innocent citizens...roads and streets giving way to the violent protests, Islamabad is no longer a 'city of peace' long cherished by its...bruised and injured," said Ijaz Khan, an old resident of Islamabad who has spent 20 years of his 50-year life in the ... Read more
	Analysis: Evidence suggests among those killed in church attack in Islamabad may be the killer ; ...among those killed in church attack in Islamabad may be the killer Host: BOB EDWARDS Time...yesterday's attack on a Christian church in Islamabad that killed five and wounded nearly 50...few hundred yards from the US Embassy. Islamabad police chief, Nasir Khan Durrani, says... Read more

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	IRAN: TEHRAN-ISLAMABAD TIES IN TROUBLE.
	EGYPT: EGYPTIAN, JORDANIAN AND SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTERS ABOARD ONE PLANE TO ISLAMABAD.
	IRAN: ISLAMABAD DEMANDS EXTRADITION OF PAKISTANI TERRORISTS.(Terror network targeted)(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)

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