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.
Faisal Mosque is a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is located on the foothills of Margalla Hills in Islamabad, the mosque features a contemporary design consisting of eight sides of concrete shell and is inspired by a Bedouin tent. The mosque is a major tourist attraction, and is referred as a contemporary and influential feature of Islamic architecture.
The Pakistan Observer is an English-language daily newspaper published in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore. The newspaper was founded in 1988 by the veteran journalist late Zahid Malik.
Pakistan studies curriculum is the name of a curriculum of academic research and study that encompasses the culture, demographics, geography, history, and politics of Pakistan. The subject is widely researched in and outside the country. Several universities in Pakistan have departments and research centers dedicated to the subject, whereas many independent research institutes carry out multidisciplinary research on Pakistan Studies. There are also a number of international organizations that are engaged in collaborative teaching, research, and exchange activities on the subject.
Islamabad International Airport ; IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPIS) is the main international airport serving the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area and suburbs. It is built 20 km west of the twin cities near the Kashmir Highway and Motorway Interchange.
Headstart School was founded in 1991 by Naznin Murtaza, Late Najib Murtaza and Hamza 'Badshah' Irshad. It began as a Montessori in F-6/3 Sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is registered as private limited company. It has seven branches in Islamabad with enrollment of more than 1,700 students and 290 members of faculty and staff.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is a federal ministry of Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political head is known as the Education Minister of Pakistan and the ministry's bureaucratic head is the Education Secretary of Pakistan.
Attash Durrani was a Pakistani linguist, researcher, critic and author, educationist and gemologist. He wrote more than 275 books and app. 500 papers in Urdu and English, left impact on the disciplines of Language, Education and Computer Science or I.T., and received Tamgha-i-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his work of Urdu language and literature. He died on 30 November 2018.
The Beaconhouse School System is one of the largest private and international school networks in the world. It was established in November 1975 in Lahore, Pakistan as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers. It has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, giving education to over 274,000 students from pre-school to post-graduation. Many of these students study at the group's flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while others are enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group.
Americans in Pakistan form a sizeable expatriate community. According to Pakistan's Ministry of Interior, there were 52,486 American citizens residing in Pakistan as of 2015. Some of them are Pakistani Americans who have returned to Pakistan. Many Pakistani Americans returned during the unstable conditions post-September 11 attacks and the global financial crisis.
PakTurk Maarif Schools is a private chain of Turkish educational institutions currently working under Türkiye Maarif Vakfı established in 1995 for the pursuit of education in Pakistan. As of 2016, 28 branches of PakTurk International Schools and Colleges are operating in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Khairpur, Multan, Jamshoro, Peshawar and Quetta, with a total student population of more than 11000.
The International Grammar School & College (IGSC) is a high school in Islamabad, Pakistan, first established in 1982. Located in the F-11 sector of Islamabad, the purpose-built campus covers 2½ acres of land. The school offers courses at the Montessori level and was the first institute in Islamabad to offer A-level courses.
Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq, is a Pakistani academician, school practitioner and former caretaker provincial minister for education of the Punjab. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan and is the Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors of Roots School System, Pakistan.
The Islamabad Japanese School attached to the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan (IJS) is a Japanese international school in the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad. It is opposite to the British High Commission.
Pakistan International School Cairo is a Pakistan International School located in Zamalek, Gezira Island in Cairo, Egypt. Established in 1982, the school serves students from age 3 (montessori) to age 18. The school is operated by the Embassy of Pakistan in Cairo.
Roots Millennium Schools is a part of Roots School System founded in 1988 by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq. Roots millennium schools is established by her son Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq and is operating campuses in 20 cities of Pakistan.
International School of Islamabad (ISOI) is an international school in Islamabad, Pakistan, serving K-12. Established in 1965, it moved to its present site in Islamabad in 1975. Previously it was located in Rawalpindi.
The Millennium Universal College (TMUC) is Pakistan’s first and largest purpose built transnational education provider, an initiative of Pakistan’s third largest education group, Roots Millennium Schools Pakistan, associated with teaching, curriculum, assessments and learning for nearly 30 years and recognized globally as a center of educational excellence, learning opportunity, teaching entrepreneurship and talent discovery.
