Islamabad
the capital of Pakistan, in the N part, near Rawalpindi.
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How to use Islamabad in a sentence
The police state system that propped up dictators from Algiers to Islamabad for decades was unsustainable.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn March 1, the Islamabad government cut a deal with the Taliban.
Pakistan’s Deal With the Devil And The Taliban Shadow Surge | Jacob Siegel | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSkardu is a 20- to 24-hour drive from Islamabad via the Karakoram Highway.
It’s a Big, Big World: Sights That Make You Feel Small | Lonely Planet | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEver since then Karzai has been pushing Islamabad hard in order to gain access to him.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad | Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe focuses much of his attention on a third war, often simmering under the surface, between Washington and Islamabad.
“Now we wonder why this has all gone so wrong.” | Frederick Deknatel | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Islamabad is the starting-point for both the Lidar valley and Martand, and here the house-boat may be left.
Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward YounghusbandOn the left bank one and a half miles from Islamabad is the famous spring of Bawan—a great tank under cool chenar trees.
Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward YounghusbandIslamabad was "as filthy a place as can well be imagined, and swarming with beggars."
Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward YounghusbandAdjoining the tanks is a small pleasure garden, with some buildings which are inhabited by the Maharajah when he visits Islamabad.
Three Months of My Life | J. F. FosterAt Islamabad it is a very small stream, but it gradually enlarges, by additions from both sides, as it descends.
Western Himalaya and Tibet | Thomas Thomson
British Dictionary definitions for Islamabad
/ (ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd) /
the capital of Pakistan, in the north on the Potwar Plateau: site chosen in 1959; surrounded by the Capital Territory of Islamabad for 909 sq km (351 sq miles). Pop: 770 000 (2005 est)
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