Economic history of Pakistan canals, dams and power stations, began Pakistan's space programme. In 1959 the country began the construction of its new capital city. A Greek firm of architects, Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, designed the master plan of the city based on a grid plan which was triangular in shape with its apex towards the Margalla Hills. The capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad; it was first shifted temporarily to Rawalpindi in the early sixties and then to Islamabad when the essential development work was completed in 1966. The partition of British India and the emergence of India and Pakistan in
Embassy of Argentina, Islamabad Embassy of Argentina, Islamabad The Embassy of Argentina in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of Argentina to Pakistan. It is located at 20, Hill Rd, F-6-3, F-6, Islamabad, Islamabad. Argentina sent its first diplomat to Pakistan in January 1948. The two countries soon established full diplomatic relations and the Argentine embassy was opened in Karachi, the former capital, on 29 October 1951. The embassy provides consular services and facilitates bilateral relations through commerce and tourism. In addition, it promotes Argentine cultural events, arts, exhibitions and musical shows in Pakistan. There is also an Argentina Park in Islamabad's G-6 area. It