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(ĭs-lämə-bäd′, ĭz-lămə-băd′)
(ĭs-lämə-bäd′, ĭz-lămə-băd′) The capital of Pakistan, in the northeast part of the country northeast of Rawalpindi. Construction began on the city in 1960, and it replaced Rawalpindi as the capital in 1967.