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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th 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 Rawalpindi as the capital in 1967.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The the capital city of Pakistan.

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  • proper noun The capital of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

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  • noun the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959

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  • 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 Ghazi Force: Vengeful New Militant Group Emerges In Pakistan 2010

  • 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 Ghazi Force: Vengeful New Militant Group Emerges In Pakistan 2010

  • 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.

    Hoax Highlights Fragile Peace Between India, Pakistan 2008

  • 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.

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  • 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.

    Pro-Taliban Mosque vigilantes kidnap 7 Chinese, 6 are women 2007

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002 2002

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