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Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau

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$Pakistani construction workers shower under a leaking water supply pipe at the end of their workday in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing a shortage of clean drinking water due to the low level of water in the country\'s dams.$

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In this Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, Pakistani tribal villagers hold a rally to condemn U. S. drone attacks on their villages in border areas along the Afghanistan border, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Barack Obama s decision announced Thursday, May 23, 2013, to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with key ally Pakistan as a new government takes power. Obama fell short of Pakistani demands to announce an end to the attacks altogether in a landmark speech, but his comments were seen as addressing some of the country s main concerns over the CIA program.

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An elephant at Margalla Zoo sprays water to cool itself during severe heat as the temperature reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 48 degree Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some cities.

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$Supporters of Pakistan\'s Tehreek-e-Insaf headed by cricketer turned politician Imran khan, rally in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 24, 2013. PTI supporters gathered near Pakistan Election Commission office protesting against the alleged rigging in May 11, elections. Khan told in his address that party s mandates was stolen through rigging in Pakistan s largest Punjab province and Karachi and demanded recounting and verification of ballots.$

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People cool themselves at Rawal lake during a heat wave in Islamabad, Pakistan where the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) on Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 48 degree Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some cities.

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Women share snacks as they cool off in a stream on a hot day in Shahra park on the outskirts of Islamabad May 23, 2013.

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Pakistani construction workers shower under a leaking water supply pipe at the end of their workday in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing a shortage of clean drinking water due to the low level of water in the country's dams.

In this Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, Pakistani tribal villagers hold a rally to condemn U. S. drone attacks on their villages in border areas along the Afghanistan border, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Barack Obama s decision announced Thursday, May 23, 2013, to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with key ally Pakistan as a new government takes power. Obama fell short of Pakistani demands to announce an end to the attacks altogether in a landmark speech, but his comments were seen as addressing some of the country s main concerns over the CIA program.

An elephant at Margalla Zoo sprays water to cool itself during severe heat as the temperature reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 48 degree Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some cities.

Supporters of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf headed by cricketer turned politician Imran khan, rally in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 24, 2013. PTI supporters gathered near Pakistan Election Commission office protesting against the alleged rigging in May 11, elections. Khan told in his address that party s mandates was stolen through rigging in Pakistan s largest Punjab province and Karachi and demanded recounting and verification of ballots.

People cool themselves at Rawal lake during a heat wave in Islamabad, Pakistan where the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) on Friday, May 24, 2013. Pakistanis are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 48 degree Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some cities.

Women share snacks as they cool off in a stream on a hot day in Shahra park on the outskirts of Islamabad May 23, 2013.

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