The name of Pakistan's capital 'Islamabad' was approved on this day in 1960.On this day in 1960, in a meeting of federal cabinet it was announced that name of federal capital will be 'Islamabad' after examining various names.The name was proposed by Qazi Abdul Rehman, a school teacher from Arifwala.Source: Radio Pakistan
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