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Islamabad Capital

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1967Date range
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Chronological records

1967

Muhammad Ayub Khan14 August 1967

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

The government formally establishes Islamabad as Pakistan's federal capital.

Names involved

Muhammad Ayub Khan

Provenance

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