When was islamabad made

Third, the highly bureaucratic and elitist characteristics of Islamabad made the larger population feel unrepresented. Besides the Bengalese of East Pakistan, even MQM leaders from urban Sindh began to complain that the greenery and infrastructure of Islamabad were a product of the resources from Karachi. The argument that the capital should be shifted back to Karachi to save the country from further debacles cannot be ruled out as unpatriotic.

Those who have a vested interest in retaining Islamabad as federal capital may vehemently oppose such an idea, but it should be the present and future of the country that must be prioritised. The first sit-in in Islamabad took place on 4 th and 5 th of July when the Shia community protested the imposition of the Zakat and Ushr ordinance.

Their demand was accepted, and they were exempted from Zakat and Ushr. From the s onwards Islamabad became a hub of sit-ins and demonstrations by religious and political parties. Islamabad has gained notoriety for frequent sit-ins, blockades, and protest marches, which raises the question: why was the capital shifted from Karachi in the first place?

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Nihaari, paye, halwa poori, chapli kabab, BBQ etc to Italian Pizzas and pastas and American steaks and cocktails, all kinds of food and cuisines are loved by Islamabadis. When it comes to entertainment we can call Islamabad an entertainment deprived city with very few options for the people to go to. In the past few years we witnessed that many food chains opened up and unfortunately eating out is the only entertainment people have here.

Many years back we did have a Navdeck cinema to go and watch movies other than eating out but that also closed down. The few entertainment facilities that we have now are the Lake view park rawal dam, F1 tracks that have recently developed, Rose and Jasmin Garden, Shakarpariyan, Lok Virsa museum, National Monument, Monal, Saidpur village Arena movie theatre that also came into existence a year ago and is mainly for the people residing in Bahria town, F-9 Park Mega zone and variety of restaurants.

Centaurus mall is best place to go for shopping and fan. For all the other entertainment facilities people here have to move to Rawalpindi, Murree or northern areas. It will not be wrong if we call it the city of elites because majority here are the elites who can spend handsome amount on expensive outings and can afford to move out of the country for recreation facilities so are less bothered about the lack of entertainment facilities here. Despite Shalwar kamiz being the national dress of Pakistan, Islamabadis tend to follow whatever is the latest fashion all over the country and abroad.

In the last couple of years different clothing brands have emerged taking style and fashion to a whole new level. This city of elites spends huge amounts of money on branded clothing because they can afford it for this reason we see many international brands now opening their outlets here. As mentioned above the inspiration with the western culture has resulted in majority now wearing western clothes i.

Whereas there is another side that keeps themselves fully covered with abayas, scarf and veil, so we cannot say there is a specific dressing followed over here.

They wear what they feel suits their style. In my opinion it is all about how they want to carry themselves and affordability of course. Islamabad has a multi-purpose Sports Complex opposite Aabpara. The complex includes Liaquat Gymnasium for indoor games, Mushaf Squash Complex and Jinnah Stadium for outdoor games, which is a venue for regular national and international events.

Islamabad has very talented and skills players; people here follow international football teams religiously. They love playing football and cricket but unfortunately because of lack of polishing and grooming of the talented players here we are not able to bring good players out of Islamabad.

A large number of public and private sector educational institutes are present here. The higher education institutes in the capital are either federally chartered or administered by private organizations and almost all of them are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.