By Wakeel Mayo · 04 September 2026
Islamabad is divided into lettered zones, each split into numbered sectors (for example F-7) and sub-sectors (F-7/3).
The main letters
- E and F sectors: closest to the Margalla Hills; the most prestigious and expensive (E-7, F-6, F-7, F-8).
- G sectors: central, with a mix of government and private housing and big markets.
- H sectors: universities, institutions and green areas.
- I sectors: industrial areas and newer housing.
Beyond the sectors
DHA, Bahria Town, Gulberg and the farmhouse areas of Chak Shahzad and Park Road offer gated or larger-plot living outside the CDA sectors.
