capital of Pakistan, in the NE part, near Rawalpindi: pop. 201,000
See Islamabad in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭs-läˈmə-bädˌ, ĭz-lămˈə-bădˌ)
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.