Islamabad Capital Territory History

Islamabad Capital Territory History

Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan (highlighted in dark red)
Territorial capital	Islamabad
Languages	Urdu (official) English (official) Punjabi Sindhi Pashto Balochi Potwari
Population	955,629 [1]
Revenue & NFC - Share in national revenue - Share receives	% (contribution) % (from fed. govt)
Time zone	PST, UTC+5
Number of zones	8
Number of towns
Number of UCs
Governor
Chief Minister
Govt of Islamabad Official Website

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is one of the two federal territories of Pakistan. It includes Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and covers an area of 1,165.5 km² (450 mi²) of which 906 km² (349.8 mi²) is Islamabad proper. It is represented in the National Assembly by two constituencies, namely NA-48 and NA-49.^[1]

History

The land was acquired from the North-West Frontier Province and Punjab in 1960, for the purpose of establishing Pakistan's new capital. According to the 1960 master plan, the ICT included the city of Rawalpindi, and was to be utilized as following:

1. Rawalpindi; 259 km²
2. Islamabad Proper (including the institutional and industrial areas); 220.15 km²
3. Islamabad (Margalla Hills) Park; 220.15 km²
4. Islamabad Rural Area; 446.20 km²

The five zones of Islamabad

However, the city of Rawalpindi was eventually excluded from ICT. The remainder of the territory is now subdivided into 5 zones, with zone I designated to house all the residential, industrial and government institutions. Punjab is located to the south of the ICT, and North-West Frontier Province is located to the north west.