Ministry of Defence (Pakistan) of the army, navy and air force in Pakistan until 1956. In December 1959, the federal capital shifted temporarily to Rawalpindi, while plans for Islamabad were drawn up by then-General Ayub Khan's military government. The proximity of the Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi played a major role in the decision to relocate the capital. In March 1972, President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in response to criticism over the difficulties in inter-service coordination in previous wars decreed that all service HQs were to move to Islamabad. The Navy was the first to comply, with Naval Headquarters moving from Karachi to Sector E9 Islamabad
Embassy of Bahrain, Islamabad Bahrain Embassy Islamabad Address: House No. 12, Street No. 2, F-6/3 Islamabad Pakistan Phone Numbers: +92-51-2307881 +92-51-2307882 +92-51-2307883 +92-51-2307884 Fax No. +92-51-2307885 Email: islamabad.mission@mofa.gov.bh Webstite: http://www.mofa.gov.bh/Islamabad/home.aspx Embassy of Bahrain, Islamabad The Embassy of Bahrain in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of Bahrain to Pakistan. It is located at House No. 12, Street 2 in Sector F-6/3, Islamabad. Bahrain also has a consulate-general in Karachi. The current embassy building was inaugurated in 2006 by Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain. The embassy promotes bilateral relations between Bahrain and Pakistan, and provides consular services for Bahraini citizens in the country. Its operating hours