ISLAMABAD

The name of the capital city of Pakistan means “the abode of Islam”. Islamabad is new, planned, spacious leafy and green. The wide roads, detached houses and gardens contrast somewhat with the old Pakistani city (twin city) of Rawalpindi. The city was envisaged by Field Marshal Ayub Khan on an entirely new site which he thought suitable. Lahore might well have been the new capital but for its proximity to the Indian border. Islamabad is expeditiouse, bordering the two provinces of Punjab and north-west Frontier, near the hills with a healthy unpolluted climate.

PLACES TO SEE

• Full day sightseeing tour of Islamabad and Rawalpindi visiting Shakarparian, Faisal Mosque, truck paintings workshop. After lunch visit Rawalpindi old bazaars.
• Full day excursion for Taxila, visit Museum, archeological sites, after lunch see Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hassan Abdal, Wah garden.
• Full day excursion for Rohtas Fort.
• Full day excursion to Khewra Salt Mine.
• Full day excursion for Murree and Bhurbon.

Map of Islamabad

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