Talk:Islamabad

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Islamabad article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1

This article is written in Pakistani English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, travelled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Pakistan: Cities High‑importance

	Pakistan portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Pakistan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Pakistan on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PakistanWikipedia:WikiProject PakistanTemplate:WikiProject PakistanPakistan articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Pakistani cities.

Punjab High‑importance

	Punjab portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Punjab, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Punjab on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PunjabWikipedia:WikiProject PunjabTemplate:WikiProject PunjabPunjab-related articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Cities: National capitals

	Cities portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Cities, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of cities, towns and various other settlements on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CitiesWikipedia:WikiProject CitiesTemplate:WikiProject CitiesWikiProject Cities articles
	This article is supported by the project's national capital taskforce.

Urban studies and planning Top‑importance

	Architecture portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Urban studies and planning, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Urban studies and planning on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Urban studies and planningWikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planningTemplate:WikiProject Urban studies and planningUrban studies and planning articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Archives

Archive 1

Languages in Islamabad

In the ICT, 52.27pc population reported Punjabi as mother tongue, 18.5pc Pushto, 12.23pc Urdu, 6.4pc Hindko, 2.1pc Kashmiri, 2.12pc Seraiki, 0.77pc Sindhi and 0.15pc Balochi. According to Census 2017. 101.50.108.162 (talk) 08:00, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Faisal Mosque, Islamabad III.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 20:22, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Urdu Bazaar (Islamabad)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Urdu Bazaar (Islamabad). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 18#Urdu Bazaar (Islamabad) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 11:14, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merger discussion

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

To not merge, on the grounds that the city and territory are geographically and organizational distinct and notable; by analogy with other cities with surrounding territories. Klbrain (talk) 17:51, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I propose that the Islamabad Capital Territory article should be merged into the Islamabad article. There is no actual difference between the two in the same way there is no difference between Washington and the District of Columbia. -92.40.192.157 (talk) 15:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Islamabad Capital Territory is an Federal Territory and Islamabad is a city with in Federal Territory. Ytpks896 (talk) 10:33, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose There is a big difference between Islamabad Capital Territory and Islamabad city. Islamabad city makes up only half the population of Islamabad Capital Territory, the rest is considered rural (in name). -- Abbasi786786 (talk) 18:44, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support - what is missing in this discussion is a definition of the limits of the territory and the city. They are exactly the same. In 2015, the law was changed to create the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation headed by the Mayor of Islamabad, together with a number of Union Councils as lower-level units. If you read section 9(a) under chapter 3 (page 9 of the webpage) of the Act, you will see it says:

(a) Metropolitan Corporation for the Islamabad Capital Territory; and

The law of Pakistan clearly states that the Metropolitan Corporation covers the Capital Territory. Not part of it, but the whole of it. There is no mention of excluding or including urban or rural areas. The City of Islamabad is therefore exactly the same as the Capital Territory. It therefore makes sense to merge the two articles as suggested by the anonymous IP. Sildemund (talk) 16:44, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support unless there is sufficient and reliable evidence to the contrary. The claim that Islamabad (ISB) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) are not the same is probably (1) based upon the situation pre 1967, (2) the result of confusing the term "Islamabad Capital Territory" with "Federal Capital Territory", and (3) based upon the misconception that "rural" Islamabad cannot be part of the city Islamabad, but ICT. There is no difference in the actual usage of the name ISB all over ICT (for example when talking about Margalla Hills which are supposed to be outside urban ISB or "Islamabad city"). It is "Greater Islamabad" which would be extended beyond ICT to include all of Rawalpindi. Idell (talk) 21:21, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per @Abbasi786786:. 205.164.111.170 (talk) 15:32, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Islamabad "proper" usually refers to the main city, and that article is only about the city. The Islamabad Capital Territory encompasses the outer suburbs also, and was purposely designated as a federal territory by the government in the 1960s. Both are distinguishable, in the same sense that Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory are not the same. Mar4d (talk) 10:01, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Islamabad is a city and is completely different from a province/territory. The Islamabad Capital Territory is a territory that contains the city of Islamabad. The Islamabad Capital Territory does not only hold the city Islamabad, but also other towns such as Rawat, Saidpur and several others. Mintymainacs (talk) 06:43, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Official website?

http://www.islamabad.gov.pk/

should this website work from abroad? Can't connect to website from Europe.

Would a VPN work and which VPN services offer Pakistan as an option for location?

--ee1518 (talk) 12:20, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ee1518 No this is the website

https://ictadministration.gov.pk/ Xtreme o7 (talk) 02:20, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Faisal Mosque, Islamabad III.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 03:53, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 October 2021

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

seoul and Islamabad are not sister cities please remove seoul from Islamabad sister city list Refrence-http://english.seoul.go.kr/policy/international-exchange/sister-cities/ 2405:201:6801:6219:31F8:C696:B7C1:7EF6 (talk) 18:14, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It is cited, also I don't think that there's a full "official list" since it's not really an official thing. Maybe I can get some grants from the UN to run the UN Sister City Registry. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:40, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Talk:Etymology of Islamabad, Pakistan" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Talk:Etymology of Islamabad, Pakistan. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 December 10#Talk:Etymology of Islamabad, Pakistan until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm _Talk 17:53, 10 December 2021 (UTC) Thankyou!!!😂2A00:23C5:8D98:E201:ED4C:47F2:2C96:9233 (talk) 23:50, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Exploring the Enchanting City of Islamabad Ahmedali3979090 (talk) 12:44, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ah 2404:3100:1409:55B4:95B3:4EFE:58B4:1132 (talk) 06:58, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Exploring the Enchanting City of Islamabad Ahmedali3979090 (talk) 12:42, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2023

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

2404:3100:180B:C4E8:1:0:26A2:2C39 (talk) 23:02, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:33, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Urdu spelling needs slight tweak?

According to the Pakistani Wiki article, the correct spelling is اسلام آباد (two words). At the top of this English article, there's no space: اسلام‌آباد. 68.193.141.193 (talk) 19:52, 25 April 2024 (UTC)corpho[reply]