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Pakistan had warning of army HQ raid...was blamed for the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team. Aqeel escaped arrest in April this year when police raided his house in Kahuta, near Islamabad, according to General Abbas. Security officials told The Times that the militants were... In this article: Pakistan, Taliban, Suicide, Punjab, Athar Abbas, Sri Lanka cricket team, David Miliband, and Al-Qaeda |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Sack security men who failed to protect Sri Lankan team, PCB told
...year. The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports in a meeting at the Parliament House in Islamabad asked the PCB to make sure that the officials who were entrusted with the security of the visiting cricketers are sacked. Sri...
In this article: Pakistan Cricket Board, Sri Lankan cricket team, Pakistan, India, Gaddafi Stadium, Mumbai, Karachi, and Lahore
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washingtonpost.com | April 26, 2009
In Islamabad, a Sense of Foreboding
The targets included former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, U.N. officials, NATO supply convoys, police checkpoints, video shops, mosques of minority sects, an Italian eatery in Islamabad and a Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. There...
In this article: Taliban, Islam, Marriott Hotel, Pakistan, Dog, and Psychosis
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Pakistani airstrikes kill 12 militants near Afghan border
...Lahore in March. The US, which wants Islamabad to crack down on the Taliban holed up in the border regions near Afghanistan, has expressed serious concern over growing militancy in the lone nuclear-armed Islamic state. Despite those...
In this article: Taliban, US, Pakistan Army, Islamic, Athar Abbas, Sri Lankan cricket team, Hillary Clinton, and Al Qaeda
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Kansas City Star | August 21, 2009
Pakistani Taliban choose new chief
Pakistani Taliban choose new chief ISLAMABAD The Pakistani Taliban have appointed a new chief, militants said Saturday, selecting a top commander known for his ruthless efficiency in staging attacks, including a major hotel bombing and a...
In this article: Taliban, Suicide, Sri Lankan cricket team, Swat Valley, and Stratfor
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Times of India | July 23, 2009
India denies receiving dossier from Pak
...sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) told PTI here. The Dawn, a leading Pakistani English daily, had yesterday claimed that Islamabad has handed over to New Delhi a dossier containing "comprehensive evidence" of Indian involvement...
In this article: India, New Delhi, Pakistan, GI Joe, Sri Lankan cricket team, Yousuf Raza Gilani, and Sienna Miller
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | March 06, 2009
Professional Squash Association postpones Pakistan event
...postpones Pakistan event The Professional Squash Association have postponed next month's COAS International event in Islamabad following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan. Last Updated: 6:32PM GMT 06 Mar...
In this article: Pakistan, Professional Squash Association, Sri Lankan cricket team, Lahore, Olympic sport, and Asia
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486 killed in suicide strikes in Punjab since 2007
...several players and killing six policemen and a driver. Sept. 20, 2008: A suicide attack kills at least 54 and wounds more than 250 and devastates the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. Sept. 6, 2008: A suicide car bombing kills at least 35...
In this article: Suicide, Lahore, Punjab, Sri Lankan cricket team, Marriott hotel, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Jamrud, and Swat Valley
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New York Times | March 04, 2009
For Pakistan, Attack Exposes Security Flaws
...on Tuesday. More Photos > ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A coordinated, commando-style ambush on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday revealed embarrassing security gaps in an increasingly unstable country. A colleague weeps at the...
In this article: Pakistan, Lahore, Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, Asif Ali Zardari, Sri Lankan cricket team, Mumbai, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Taliban
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The Hindu - Front Page | April 10, 2009
Islamabad on red alert after Taliban threat
...along a street leading to the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad on Friday. - Photo: AFP Islamabad: Pakistani authorities on Friday sounded a red alert in the capital and the U.S. embassy, the U.N. and World Bank offices suspended operations...
In this article: Taliban, Suicide, Sri Lankan cricket team, U.N., U.S., Lahore, Good Friday, and Dawn News
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Islamabad () Islāmabād (Meaning "Adobe of Islam") is the capital of Pakistan, and is the tenth largest city in Pakistan. The Rawalpindi/Islamabad metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants, 1.5 million in Islamabad and three million in Rawalpindi.
Islamabad is located in the Potohar Plateau in the north of the country, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province, Margalla pass being a gateway to the North-West Frontier Province.
The city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. However the capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad but first moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi then to Islamabad. The development of the country was focused on Karachi and President Ayub Khan wanted it to be equally distributed.
Islamabad is one of the most well-planned cities in South Asia. The city is well-organized and divided into different sectors and zones. Islamabad is also home to the Faisal Masjid which is well known for its architecture and immense size.
- Name:
- Islamabad
- Local Name:
- Islāmabād
- Type:
- Capital City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1960
- Total Area (km):
- 906.50
- Time Zone:
- PST
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