HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Jerusalem
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Tehran
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Baghdad
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Islamabad
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, exactly 20 years after the country’s independence. The first capital of Pakistan was the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh, which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Karachi was and still is the largest city and economic capital of Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The old name of the Pakistani capital Islamabad was Potohar Region which was renamed Islamabad in.
Detailed explanation-3: -The city was built in 1960 to replace Karachi as the Pakistani capital, which it has been since 1963. Due to Islamabad’s proximity to Rawalpindi, they are considered sister cities. Compared to other cities of the country, Islamabad is a clean, spacious and quiet city with lots of greeneries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Islamabad, city, capital of Pakistan, on the Potwar Plateau, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital.