Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area The Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is Pakistan's third most populous metropolitan area. It consists principally of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, along with smaller towns such as Murree, Wah Cantonment, Taxila, Gujar Khan, Golra Sharif, and several gated suburbs including Bahria Town and DHA Islamabad. Covering the Pothohar Plateau, the area consists of the ancient town of Taxila, which is a World Heritage Site; the colonial cities of Rawalpindi and Murree, and the modern planned city of Islamabad. The region received a major boom with the construction of Islamabad as the capital city of Pakistan in
Developments in Islamabad the three major loops of the interchange. In Phase 2, two more loops which will connect Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy and Shakarparian were constructed. The ISE Towers are a recently completed office building in Islamabad, and are currently its tallest structure. Telecom Tower Islamabad is a 113-meter-high office building built in 2009 in the Blue Area of Islamabad. It was built by Pakistan Telecommunication Trust. The building consists of 24 floors plus four basement levels and includes a parking facility for 400 cars. The New Islamabad International Airport was recently completed.The airport built in the capital city of Islamabad is inteneded to replace