Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, and is federally managed as part of the Islamabad Capital Terrain. Islamabad is the ninth biggest city in Pakistan, while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the country’s fourth largest with a population of about 7.4 million.

Built as a planned city in the 1960s to substitute Karachi as Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and lavish greenery. The city is the political seat of Pakistan and local government setup is run by the Islamabad Metropolitan Establishment, reinforced by the Capital Development Authority (CDA).