<P> Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967 , exactly 20 years after the country 's independence . Previously , Rawalpindi was the capital , designated in 1958 . The first capital of Pakistan was the coastal city of Karachi , which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah . Karachi was and still is the largest city and economic capital of Pakistan . It remained the seat of government until 1959 , when the military president , Ayub Khan , decided to build a new capital in the north of Pakistan , near the general headquarters of the Pakistani Armed Forces at Rawalpindi . </P>
<P> Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967 , exactly 20 years after the country 's independence . Previously , Rawalpindi was the capital , designated in 1958 . The first capital of Pakistan was the coastal city of Karachi , which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah . Karachi was and still is the largest city and economic capital of Pakistan . It remained the seat of government until 1959 , when the military president , Ayub Khan , decided to build a new capital in the north of Pakistan , near the general headquarters of the Pakistani Armed Forces at Rawalpindi . </P>
when did rawalpindi became the temporary capital of pakistan
when did rawalpindi became the temporary capital of pakistan
1958
1958