Islamabad Capital Territory is the one and only federal territory of Pakistan. The territory is bounded by Punjab on the south, west and east and by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the north. The territory includes Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan, which covers 906 km2 (349.8 mi2) out of the total of 1165.5 km2 (450 mi2). The territory is represented in the National Assembly constituencies NA-52, NA-53 and NA-54.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is the financial regulatory agency in Pakistan whose objective is to develop a modern and efficient corporate sector and a capital market based on sound authority principles, in order to encourage investment and foster economic growth and prosperity in Pakistan.
Riphah International University (Riphah) is a private university in Pakistan, chartered by the Federal Government of Pakistan in 2002. The university was established with the aim of producing professionals with Islamic moral and ethical values. It is sponsored by a not-for-profit trust, the Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT). The first project of the IIMCT was the Islamic International Medical College in Rawalpindi, established in 1996 by its founding Managing Trustee, Zulfiqar Ali Khan. The university has fourteen constituent units and an overseas project, the RAK College of Dental Sciences, in the United Arab Emirates. The university is also working towards the establishment of a campus in Mauritius.
Capital Development Authority, is a public benefit corporation responsible for providing municipal services in Islamabad Capital Territory. The CDA was established on 14 June 1960 by executive order entitled Pakistan Capital Regulation. As of 2016, most of CDA's municipal services and departments have been transferred to the newly created Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation, although CDA is still in charge of estate management, project execution and sector developments.
Model Town Humak is a suburb town of Islamabad, Pakistan started in 1984. Located in Islamabad Capital Territory on Kahuta Road, Model Town is situated on Humak village land near the Swaan River.
The 2009 Islamabad Frontier Corps post bombing was a suicide attack that took place on the Pakistan Frontier Corps (FC) post, a paramilitary forces of Pakistan, at Jinnah Super Market in Sector E/7 of the Margallah area of Islamabad on Saturday, 4 April 2009. Five people have died with 5 injured. Policemen were taking dinner at the time.
Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northern part of Pakistan, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. Islamabad is a well-organized city divided into different sectors and zones. It is regarded as the most developed city in Pakistan. It was ranked as a Gamma world city in 2008. The city is home to Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the sixth largest mosque as per area in the world.
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and a net contributor to the Pakistani economy. Whilst having only 0.8% of the country's population, it contributes 1% to the country's GDP. The Islamabad Stock Exchange, founded in 1989, is Pakistan's third largest stock exchange after Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. The exchange has 118 members with 104 corporate bodies and 18 individual members. The average daily turnover of the stock exchange is over 1 million shares. As of 2012, Islamabad LTU was responsible for Rs 371 billion in tax revenue, which amounts to 20% of all the revenue collected by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as of 2012.
Naval Headquarters (NHQ) is the headquarters of Pakistan Navy established in 1947 in Karachi. On 15 March 1975, it was moved to Islamabad. Initially it was housed in a government secretariat building of sector G-6 and was later shifted to sector E-8.
NA-53 (Islamabad-II) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
I-10 is a sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is a lightly built area, located on the southwestern edge of the city. I-10 borders Rawalpindi to the south and neighbors I-9 and I-11, while sectors H-9, H-10 and H-11 are located adjacent. Like most other I-sectors, I-10 is primarily a part of the industrial zone. It consists of open land with dense vegetation. I-10 has two grounds by the names of shaheen ground and azhar mahmud ground.
B-17 is a sector of Islamabad, Pakistan., developed by Multi-Professional Cooperative Housing Society (MPCHS). The sector is bounded on the east by N-5 National Highway and with the M-1 motorway to the west. B-17 is a newly developing sector located in Zone II of Islamabad Capital Territory. CDA approved and issued no objection certification (NOC) to MPCHS for sector B-17 on 30th January 2018, besides NOC was issued by Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) for construction of schools in the society.
Islamabad railway station is located in sector I-9 Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The station appears as Margala on the Pakistan Railways website.
Diplomatic Enclave is a special sector in Islamabad, Pakistan for diplomatic missions. The enclave is located in Sector G-5 and houses 43 embassies and high commissions. Part of Islamabad's "Red Zone", access to the enclave is restricted.
I-11 is a sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently a lightly built area, located on the southwestern edge of the city. I-11 borders Rawalpindi to the south and neighbors I-10 and I-12, while sectors H-10, H-11 and H-12 are located adjacent. CDA has recently taken the possession of land from illegal encrochers and land grabbers and development work has started to handover the possession to original owners of the plots.
The Mayor of Islamabad is the mayor who heads Islamabad and the surrounding capital territory's municipal administration.
Sectors of Islamabad are administrative divisions of Zone I and Zone II of the Islamabad Capital Territory region. The capital territory is divided into 5 zones, of which Zone I and Zone II have been designated urban development zones.
NA-54 (Islamabad-III) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
