Islamabad
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| Area | 9065 |
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| Population | 1. 015 million (2017) |
| Local time | Friday 10:46 am |
| Area code | 051 |
| Weather | 17 °C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 55% Humidity |
| Colleges and universities | Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad |
| Did you know | Islamabad is the ninth-most-populous city in Pakistan (1,009,832). |
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| ID | 644773 |
About Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, and is federally administered as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Built as a planned city in the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and abundant greenery.
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Duke and Duchess: Royal plane aborts landing after Pakistan storms
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving in Lahore at the start of The Day
A Royal Air Force plane carrying The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aborted a landing in Pakistan after being caught in a severe thunderstorm.
The RAF Voyager twice tried to land in Islamabad - at Rawalpindi air base and the main airport - before returning to Lahore , from where they had departed.
Prince William and Catherine are on a four-day official visit to Pakistan.
The aircraft was on a 25-minute journey but stayed in the air for More Than two hours due to the thunder and lightning.
A passenger described The Incident as a "pretty serious storm" and the turbulence on The Flight as a "rollercoaster".
Another passenger said: "The plane was making large jerking movements as we tried to battle through The Wind . "
The Duke and duchess had spent The Day in Lahore . . where they took to The Cricket fieldThe Duke and duchess had spent The Day in Lahore , joining in a cricket match and touring the Badshahi Mosque .
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The plane shook and buckedBy BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond
The first sign of any trouble was a delay, then an announcement - the Royal Flight back from Lahore to Islamabad would wait for storms above the capital to clear.
Then there was a Descent - and steadily building turbulence. Quite a bit of turbulence. Seat belt signs went on, the plane pulled up. Some calm returned.
Then came a second attempt at landing; This Time the plane shook, bucked and fell in the stormy air; seasoned flyers on board were gripping armrests and the seats in front of them.
But after the aborted landing Prince William was in good spirits and joked about The Flight .
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Source of news: bbc.com
