<P> In 1958 , a commission was constituted to select a suitable site for the national capital with particular emphasis on location , climate , logistics , and defence requirements along with other attributes . After extensive study , research , and a thorough review of potential sites , the commission recommended the area northeast of Rawalpindi in 1959 . A Greek firm of architects , Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis , designed the master plan of the city based on a grid plan which was triangular in shape with its apex towards the Margalla Hills . The capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad ; it was first shifted temporarily to Rawalpindi in the early sixties and then to Islamabad when the essential development work was completed in 1966 . </P>
<P> In 1958 , a commission was constituted to select a suitable site for the national capital with particular emphasis on location , climate , logistics , and defence requirements along with other attributes . After extensive study , research , and a thorough review of potential sites , the commission recommended the area northeast of Rawalpindi in 1959 . A Greek firm of architects , Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis , designed the master plan of the city based on a grid plan which was triangular in shape with its apex towards the Margalla Hills . The capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad ; it was first shifted temporarily to Rawalpindi in the early sixties and then to Islamabad when the essential development work was completed in 1966 . </P>
when did islamabad became the capital of pakistan
when did islamabad became the capital of pakistan
1966
1966