24 Feb 1960
Future capital site named Islamabad.
14 Jun 1960
Islamabad Capital Development Authority created.
14 Aug 1967
Islamabad becomes the capital of Pakistan.
01 Jul 1970
Islamabad a centrally administered area.
31 Dec 1980
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) created from parts of North-
West Frontier Province and Punjab.
Karachi served as Pakistan's capital from 14 Aug 1947 to
01 Aug 1960. Rawalpindi served as the provisional capital of Pakistan from 01
Aug 1960 to 14 Aug 1967, while Dhaka as legislative capital from 1966 to 1971.
Chirmen of the Capital Development
Authority
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan (Military)..............21 Jun
1960 - 1961
W.A.
Sheikh......................................01 Dec 1961
- 1965
N.A. Farooqi.....................................01
May 1965 - 1967
K.M. Sheikh (Military)...........................30
Dec 1967 - 1970
Bashir Ahmed (Military)..........................16
Mar 1970 - 1972
Riaz-ul-Haq (Military)...........................28
Aug 1972 - 1973
M.A. Khan........................................18
May 1973 - 1979
S.A.N. Gardezi...................................28
Jul 1979 - 31 Dec 1980
Chief Commissioners as Administrators
Various Chief Commissioners, but data unknown from 31 Dec 1980 to Nov 1999
Umar Afridi....................................................bf.
1993
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