Islamabad（Pakistan）

Islamabad（Pakistan）

[Overview] Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Located on the Potwar Plateau which is 600 meters in altitude in the northeast of the country, Islamabad covers an area of 909 square kilometers and has a population of 1.1 million. Backed by the Margalla Hills and facing the Rawal Lake in the east, the city is 195 kilometers to the east of Peshawar and 1,530 kilometers from Karachi.

[Politics] Islamabad is governed by the Capital Development Authority, the Board of which consists of a chairman and six members. The chairman is equivalent to mayor of the city, while the members are responsible for planning, finance, municipal administration, real estate, environment, and construction projects respectively. The incumbent Chairman of the executive board is Amer Ali Ahmed.

[Economy] Islamabad's main industries include food processing, furniture and construction. Commerce, transportation, communications and municipal construction industries are also well-developed. To meet people's needs, the Capital Development Authority actively promotes the production of poultry, eggs and vegetables while vigorously encouraging the development of fairs.

[Education] Islamabad has a fast-growing education sector. It is home to Quaid-i-Azam University, Allama Iqbal Open University, International Islamic University and National University of Modern Languages. It also houses a range of natural sciences research institutes, including the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the affiliated nuclear technology institutes, the National Institute of Health, National Agricultural Research Center, the Defense Science and Technology Organization , Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, Oil and Gas Development Company, and Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan.

[Relations with Beijing] Beijing and Islamabad officially became sister cities on October 7, 1992.

High-Level Exchanges: In October 2009, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, the then Chairman of the Capital Development Authority, came to Beijing for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. 

伊斯兰堡市（巴基斯坦）

【概况】伊斯兰堡市是巴基斯坦首都，位于巴东北部海拔600米的波特瓦尔高原上，在白沙瓦以东195公里，距离卡拉奇1530公里，背依马尔加拉山，东临拉瓦尔湖。面积909平方公里，人口110万。

【政治】伊斯兰堡市领导机构为首都发展局，其执行委员会由1名主席以及6名委员组成，主席相当于市长，委员分别负责规划、财政、市政管理、房地产、环境、工程项目等工作。现任执行委员会主席为阿梅尔•阿里•艾哈迈德。

【经济】伊斯兰堡市主要产业有食品加工、家具、建筑等，该市商业、交通、通讯和市政建设产业也较发达。为满足人民需要，首都发展局除积极发展禽蛋、蔬菜生产外，还大力促进集市贸易的发展。

【教育】伊斯兰堡教育事业发展较快，高等院校有真纳大学、伊克巴尔开放大学、伊斯兰大学、国家现代语言学院等。伊斯兰堡自然科学研究机构众多，主要有巴基斯坦原子能委员会及其所属的核科学技术研究所、国家卫生研究院、国家农业研究中心、国防科学技术组织、空间与大气层研究委员会、油气发展公司、碳化氢研究所等。

【两市交往】1992年10月7日，北京市与伊斯兰堡市正式建立友好城市关系。

高层交往：2009年10月，伊斯兰堡市首都发展局执行委员会主席伊姆迪亚兹•伊纳亚特•伊拉希来京参加国庆60周年庆祝活动。

（Source: Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government）