92 Nine holes of a new golf course by Harradine Golf are growing in at Capital Hills Golf and Country Club near Islamabad, Pakistan, and are expected to open for play in April 2026. The project is part of the Capital Smart City development, an initiative of Future Development Holdings. The new 18-hole course is close to the M2 Lahore-Islamabad motorway near New Islamabad Airport, on the eastern route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. “My feelings when I first saw the site were those of astonishment, awe and sheer amazement! It is truly a site that is perfect for an incredible golf course,” said architect Peter Harradine. The Capital Hills property has small valleys, rugged terrain and up to 30 metres of elevation change. “There are incredible lines of natural rock running parallel that resemble man-made walls, with those natural slopes naturally preserved and integrated into the golf course routing,” said Harradine. “We are creating a unique course that will remind this new city, which will house 150,000 inhabitants, what their site used to look like. In fact, the course will become an environmental treasure with birds and fauna expected to make the multiple lakes their home – many species of wild Carving out a course for a new city Photo: Matee-Ur-Rehman Peter Harradine has designed the new Capital Hills layout for a huge development near Islamabad, Pakistan. REPORT
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