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1 Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Census-2023 Islamabad Capital Territory is represented in the National Assembly by three constituenciesi.e. NA-52, NA-53, and NA-54. It is administratively divided into two segments, namely Islamabad Urban and Islamabad Rural. 2.14.1 Capital Development Authority (CDA) The Capital Administration and Development Division has been created in the wake of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The Division is mainly responsible to execute all such functions being previously performed by the abolished Ministries/Divisions within the jurisdiction of the Federal Capital Area. As such, functions of the Division are multifarious capturing a range of subjects like health, social welfare, education, rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and population welfare, etc. The Ministry of Capital Administration and Development is mandated to carry out following main functions in the Islamabad Capital Territory: • Execute the functions previously handled by the abolished Ministries/Divisions (in sectors like education, health, social welfare, special education, tourism, etc.) within the jurisdiction of the Federal Capital Area. • Look after the administrative and personnel matters of the various departments and organizations of the devolved Ministries placed under administrative control of the Ministry of Capital Administration and Development. • Look after all the technical matters related to attached departments/sub-ordinate offices of the Ministry.

Population & Housing Census-2023 • Take over and continue the ICT components of the ongoing PSDP projects of devolved Ministries as allocated by the Planning Commission. • All the matters related to the execution of development projects of attached departments/sub- ordinate offices, independent entities and organizations under the administrative control of the Ministry ICT comprises of Islamabad urban and rural areas. The Islamabad Rural consists of 23 Union Councils, comprising 129 villages, while Islamabad Urban area has 27 Union Councils. Islamabad is subdivided into five zones: • Zone I: designated for urban development and Federal Government institutions • Zone II: designated for urban development • Zone III: designated for rural development • Zone IV: designated for rural development • Zone V: designated for rural development 2.14.2 Local Government in Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad: Islamabad Union Council are 50 in numbers. Islamabad is capital city of Pakistan and is called Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) from UC 1-50 2.14.3 Judiciary There is a High Court in Islamabad Capital Territory to facilitate the people living in Islamabad. The lower judicial set up in Islamabad District head by District & Session Judge who assisted by additional District & session Judges, Senior Civil Judge and Civil judges. 2.14.4 The Capital Territory Police The police force formed in 1981 to Islamabad Capital Territory police, under the administrative control of the Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Capital Territory Administration. The force is headed by a senior officer (BS-21) of the Police Service of Pakistan, who serves as the Inspector General of the law enforcement agency. Currently, there are three divisions: • Capital City Police • Islamabad Traffic Police • Capital Security Police Islamabad High Court

Population & Housing Census-2023 2.14.5 Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) CIA is the investigation wing of Islamabad Capital Territory Police working under supervision of an SP. It is responsible for tracing out heinous cases referred to it by SSP Islamabad. 2.15 Economy The ICT having only 0.96% of Pakistan's total population, contributes about 1% to the country's GDP. The Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE), founded in 1989, is Pakistan's third largest stock exchange after Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. The exchange has 118 members with 104 corporate bodies and 18 individual members. The average daily turnover of the stock exchange is over 1 million shares. As of 2012, Islamabad LTU (Large Tax Payer Unit) was responsible for Rs. 371 billion in tax revenue, which amounts to 20% of all the revenue collected by the Federal Boa rd of Revenue (FBR) as of 2012. Islamabad has seen an expansion in information and communications technology with additional three Software Technology Parks which house numerous National and foreign technological and IT companies. The tech parks are located in Evacuee Trust Complex, Awami Markaz and I-9 sector. Awami Markaz houses 36 IT companies while Evacuee Trust houses 29 companies. Call centers for foreign companies have been targeted as another significant area of growth, with the government making efforts to reduce taxes by as much as 10% in order to encourage foreign investments in the IT sector. Most of Pakistan's state -owned companies like Pakistan International Airlines, PTV, PTCL, OGDC and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. are based in Islamabad. The city is home to many branches of Karachi-based companies, banks, and TV channels. Headquarters of all m ajor telecommunication operators such as PTCL, Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone and Zong are located in Islamabad. Islamabad stock e xchange (ISE) was incorporated as a guarantee-limited company on 25 October 1989 in Islamabad capital territory with the main object of setting up of a trading and settlement infrastructure, information system, skilled resources, accessibility and a fair a nd orderly market place that ranks with the best in the world. It was licensed as a stock exchange on 7th January, 1992. It started trading in July 1992. ISE has been corporatized and demutualized on August 26, 2015 in terms of Stock Exchanges (Corporatiza tion, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012. As a consequence thereof, its name has been changed as Islamabad Stock Exchange Limited. The Islamabad Stock Exchange was integrated with the Karachi Stock Exchange Limited under the Stock Exchanges (Corpor atization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 with effect from January 11, 2016 to form the Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited.

Population & Housing Census-2023 2.15.1 Agriculture Agriculture constitutes the largest sector of our economy. Majority of the population, directly or indirectly is or depends on this sector. It contributes about 24 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and accounts for half of employed labour force and is the largest source of foreign exchange earnings. It feeds whole rural and urban population. Realizing its importance, planners and policy makers are always keen to have reliable area and production statistics of agricultural crops well in time. Policy makers primarily need accurate and timely statistics for the important crops such as Wheat, Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane, Maize etc. However, in recent years, due to persistent hikes in the prices of essential commodities like Pulses, Onions, Potatoes, Chilies and Tomatoes these crops have also gained economic importance Agriculture is backbone to economic growth and development in Pakistan. Being the dominant sector, it contributes 21.4 percent to GDP, employs 45 percent of the country's labour force and contributes in the growth of other sectors of the economy. The healthy expansion in agriculture stimulates domestic demand for industrial goods and other services and supplying raw material to agro- based industry notably cotton textile industry which is the largest subsector of manufacturing sector. The government under paradigm of the new growth strategy envisioned to enhance growth in agriculture sector by facilitating agriculture productivity, sustainable environment, increasing competitiveness in agriculture marketing and trade by providing friendly for more investment in the sector. In Islamabad the climate is suitable for growing wheat, maize, bajra, and jowar crops. Table 2.3 : Crops Area, Production and Yield in Islamabad

Source: Provincial Crop Reporting Services (CRS)2021-22 In tandem, Islamabad also has accreditation with International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) that gives international acceptability to the seed testing results issued by the Central Seed Testing Laboratory (CSTL), Islamabad, of Federal Seed Certificate & Registration Department. Assessments by Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC). The CSTL after accreditation would be able to issue internationally acceptable certificates of seed analysis which would be a value addition to agri-product in terms of seed exports and for improving yield as access to good quality seed is a critical requirement for sustainable agricultural growth and food security. 2.15.2 Industry The pioneers of town planning for this city were fully aware that the complete and full development of Islamabad cannot be achieved without providing this town with an industrial base, but the industrial development of the District has to be acceptable from an ecological point of view so as not to affect the Crop Area ('000 Hectares) Production ('000 Tonnes) Wheat 32.78 59.68 Maize 0.6 1.4 Bajra 0.2 0.25

Population & Housing Census-2023 environment adversely. Islamabad District was never planned to be an industrial District and because of the severe restrictions on obnoxious and environmentally damaging industries, industrial development has been rather restricted. The initial master plan of Islamabad earmarked the development of service and manufacturing industries. Three District Zones were created: (i) Industrial And Trading Centers (ii) Manufacturing Industry Area (iii) Subsidiary Industry Area Quite a large number of industrial units e.g. Flour, Engineering goods, Garments, Ghee & Oil, Steel, Pharmaceuticals and Marble are mostly located along the Sector 1 -9, I-10 and Rawat into a thriving industrial Zone for all types of small and medium manufacturing industrial units. 2.15.3 Communication Communication system is the index of a country’s progress. Communication means various ways of travelling, moving goods and people, sending information between places, connection by means of roads, railways, waterways, airways, radio, telephone, internet, television etc. I. Airport Islamabad is connected to major destinations around the world through Islamabad International Airport. The airport is the largest in Pakistan.

II. Public Transport The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is a 24 km (14.9 mi) bus rapid transit system that serves the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in Pakistan. It uses dedicated bus lanes for all of its route covering 24 bus stations. This service covers a huge distance from city Saddar, Rawalpindi to Pak-Secretariat, Islamabad. This service is very reliable and consistent, and the labour force as well as students are using this government provided service on a daily basis. It has reduced the time consumption by reducing the route. Now this bus service is being extended to more areas in Islamabad that include areas near G-13 and H-12. Work is currently being done to keep it along the Kashmir Highway.

Population & Housing Census-2023 In addition to the Metrobus, Islamabad has also introduced new electric buses as part of its commitment to environmentally friendly and sustainable public transport. These electric buses are a modern addition aimed at reducing emissions and improving the quality of urban transit.

III. Private Transport Private transport like vans, taxis, Careem and Uber for local journeys is also available in Islamabad. IV.Roadway M-2 Motorway is 367 km long and connect Islamabad and Lahore M-1. Motorway connects Islamabad with Peshawar and is 155 klong. Islamabad is linked to Rawalpindi through the Faizabad Interchange. V.Railway Islamabad railway station formerly named as Margalla railway station is located in Sector I-9. The nearest Khayaban-e-Johar Metrobus Station is about 15 minutes (1.4 km) walk away from Islamabad railway station. 2.16 Health Efficient public health systems are crucial for providing care for the sick, and for instituting procedures that endorse wellness, and prevents disease. Poor health contributes to poverty due to the catastrophic costs of illness, as it diminishes learning capacity during childhood and earning ability during adulthood. Therefore, health holds a key position towards prosperity, through reduction of poverty and ultimately contributes to national economic growth. Healthcare Delivery System of ICT. 2.16.1 Healthcare Delivery System of Islamabad I. Primary Healthcare This is the first level of healthcare, where patients have their initial interaction with system that provides both curative and preventive healthcare services. The Basic Health Units (BHUs) are located at Union Council level and serve catchment population of up to 25,000. Preventive curative and referral services are provided at the BHUs level. The BHUs also provide clinical,

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