Developments Islamabad totally different from typical South Asian cities(Written by Pakistantravelerspk-pktraveler)
Islamabad's city-based form was designed to be totally different from typical South Asian cities, and features big avenues in a forest-like setting.
When Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the southern port city of Karachi was its first national capital. In the 1960s, Islamabad was built as a forward capital for (more than two, but not a lot of) reasons.Traditionally, development in Pakistan was focused on the colonial centre of Karachi - a tradition which President Ayub Khan wished to permanently end. Karachi was also located at the southern end of the country, and exposed to attacks from the Arabian Sea. Pakistan needed a capital that was easily (easy to get to, use, or understand) from all parts of the country.Karachi, a business centre, was also thought about/believed no good partly because of (action that helps a bad situation) of business interests in government affairs. The newly selected location of Islamabad was closer to the army headquarters in Rawalpindi and the argumentd (land area owned or controlled by someone) of Kashmir in the north.
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In 1958, a commission was made up/was equal to to select a good site for the national capital with particular focus on location, climate, (planning required to move people and supplies to where they're needed), and defence needed things, along with other attributes. After long/big study, research, and a thorough review of possible places/locations, the commission recommended the area northeast of Rawalpindi in 1959. A Greek firm of designers/builders, led by Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, designed the master plan of the city based on a grid plan which was triangular in shape with its highest point towards the Margalla Hills. The capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad; it was first shifted (only for a short time) to Rawalpindi in the early 60s, and then to Islamabad when extremely important development work was completed in 1966.
The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus was built in 2015 to connect Islamabad with neighbouring Rawalpindi.
Islamabad has attracted people from all over Pakistan, making it one of the most intelligent and urbanised cities of Pakistan. As the capital city it has hosted some important meetings, such as the South Asian Association for (related to a large area) Cooperation summit.
In October 2005, the city suffered damage due to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake which had an importance of 7.6.Islamabad has experienced a series of terrorist events including the July 2007 Attack of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), the June 2008 Danish government office bombing, and the September 2008 Marriott bombing. In 2011, four terrorism events happened in the city, killing four people, including the murder of the Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.
Construction of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus, the area's first mass transit line, began in February 2014, and was completed in March 2015. The Rawalpindi Development Authority built the project at a cost of about Rs 24 billion, which was shared by both the Federal government and the (related to a local area) government of Punjab.