Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- The capital of Pakistan, in the northeast part of the country northeast of Rawalpindi. Construction began on the city in 1960, and it replaced Karachi as the capital in 1967. Population: 756,000.
Wiktionary
- n. The capital of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The the capital city of Pakistan.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
Examples
“ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities now believe a dangerous new militant group, out to avenge a deadly army assault on a mosque in Islamabad three years ago, has carried out several major bombings in the capital previously blamed on the Taliban.”
The Huffington Post: The Ghazi Force: Vengeful New Militant Group Emerges In Pakistan
“ISLAMABAD: The desperately-needed Saudi Oil Facility SOF worth $5 billion for Islamabad has been linked to a political deal between the coalition government and Musharraf for giving safe exit to the latter.”
“ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani officials said Saturday that a bellicose phone call to President Asif Ali Zardari from India, purportedly placed by the Indian foreign minister, prompted Islamabad to put its air force on high alert before concluding the call was a hoax.”
The Wall Street Journal: Hoax Highlights Fragile Peace Between India, Pakistan
“ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials have finally registered a criminal case against the administration of the Lal Mosque in Islamabad for kidnapping seven Chinese, six of whom are women and two male Pakistanis from a Chinese-owned massage centre in the heart of federal Capital on Friday night.”
“ASH-HAR QURAISHI, CNN ISLAMABAD BUREAU CHIEF: Well, Catherine, the attack occurred this morning local time just before 11: 00 a.m. in the International Protestant Church here in Islamabad.”
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“ISLAMABAD: Indian and Pakistani diplomats held key talks Thursday, meeting in Islamabad for the first time in more than two years to build on a recent thaw that could get peace negotiations back on track.”
“ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has detained at least four people suspected of links with a failed bid to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, including one who worked for a catering company servicing embassies in Islamabad.”
“ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The White House's special representative to Pakistan held talks with government leaders in Islamabad on Thursday, days after the capture of”
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