It was in 1960 when the decision was made to change the capital of Pakistan. With it came the birth of Islamabad. Sitting in the shadows of the Margalla Hills, this picturesque city was the first to be built from scratch by a newly born Pakistani Government.
Relive the construction of Islamabad through these pictures:
1. Construction of Rawal Damn in the 1960s
2. The Secretariate during construction
3. Maj-General Yahya Khan reviewing the construction of Islamabad
4. Islamabad before construction
5. Double Decker Bus – First public transport
6. Apara Market
7. CDA Hostel
8. Construction of Parliment
9. Shakarparian Village
10. Foreign Office building under construction
11. Building Masjid Bilal
12. Chinese PM Chou En-Lai, planting a tree in Shakarinparian
13. Faisal Mosque under construction
14. Islamabad Hotel under construction
15. State Bank Building
16. Islamabad Today
It’s tremendous that how much the city has changed!
