Rawalpindi launched his "coup d'etat" from Rawalpindi. In 1959, the city became the interim capital of the country under Ayub Khan, who had sought the creation of a new planned capital of Islamabad in the vicinity of Rawalpindi. As a result, Rawalpindi saw most major central government offices and institutions relocate to nearby territory, and its population rapidly expand. Construction of Pakistan's new capital city of Islamabad in 1961 led to greater investment in Rawalpindi. Rawalpindi remained the headquarters of the Pakistani Army after the capital shifted to Islamabad in 1969, while the Pakistan Air Force continues to maintain an airbase
NA-54 (Islamabad-III) NA-54 (Islamabad-III) NA-54 (Islamabad-III) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The constituency consists of a mix of urban and rural areas of Islamabad Capital Territory from Sector G-10 to Tarnol and also includes Sector I-10. During 2018 delimitation, NA-49 (Islamabad-II) constituency was divided between this constituency and NA-53 (Islamabad-II). On the granular basis, the following areas of Islamabad are included in this constituency: General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Mian Muhammad Aslam of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 40,365 votes. The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below. Anjum Aqeel Khan