The mosque was completed in 1986, and used to house the International Islamic University. The mosque and the road leading to it were named after King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz ,after his assassination in 1975. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction of Pakistan, led by Azim Khan, at a cost of over 130 million Saudi riyals (approximately 120 million USD today). The mosque was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay. In 1969, an international competition was held in which architects from 17 countries submitted 43proposals. The impetus for the mosque began in 1966 when the late King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz supported the initiative of the Pakistani Government to build a national mosque in Islamabad during an official visit to Pakistan. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia, during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size. The largest mosque in South Asia, the Faisal Mosque was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993, when it was overtaken in size by the newly completed Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The Faisal Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan and named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia. This enviable location represents the mosque's great importance and allows it to be seen from miles around day and night. It is located on an elevated area of land against a picturesque backdrop of the Margalla Hills. It is situated at the north end of Faisal Avenue, putting it at the northernmost end of the city and at the foot of Margalla Hills, the westernmost foothills of the Himalayas. Completed in 1986, it was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay to be shaped like a desert Bedouin's tent. The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan, located in the national capital city of Islamabad. On different plaques, Quranic verses and 99 attributes of God are inscribed in Arabic calligraphy, whereas National Anthem of Pakistan in Urdu and Bengali, excerpts from the speeches of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in Urdu, Bengali and English, as well as few couplets of Allama Iqbal are inscribed.ДЇaisal Mosque (National Mosque of Pakistan ),Islamabad,Pakistan The inscriptions include the text of Lahore Resolution in Urdu, Bengali and English, and Delhi ResolutionвЂ™s text, which was passed on 9 April 1946. Mukhtar Masood, a prolific writer and the thenвЂ“deputy commissioner of Lahore, was one of the members of the Building Committee.ДЄt the base, there are floral inscriptions on ten converging white marble Commemorative plaques. Polished white marble at the fourth and final platform depicts the success of the Pakistan Movement. To symbolise humble beginnings of the freedom struggle, first platform is built with uncut Taxila stones, second platform is made of hammer-dressed stones, whereas third platform is of chiselled stones. The rostrum is built of patterned tiles, and faces the Badshahi Mosque.

The diameter of the tower is about 9.75 m, and marble. The unfolding petals of the flower-like base are 9 meters high. The tower rises about 62 meters on the base, thus the total height of minaret is about 92 meters above the ground.

The base is about 8 meters above the ground. The parks around the monument include marble fountains and an artificial lake. Today, the minaret provides a panoramic view to visitors who can climb up the stairs or through an elevator. The money was collected by imposing an additional tax on the cinema and horse racing tickets on the demand of Akhtar Hussain, governor of West Pakistan. The Minar was completed on 31 October 1968 at an estimated cost of Rs. The construction took eight years, and was completed in 1968. Approved by the President, the design was built by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company.The foundation stone was laid on 23 March 1960. The structural design was given by a civil engineer Abdur Rehman Khan Niazi from Lahore, who was working with Murat Khan. The tower was designed and supervised by Nasreddin Murat-Khan, an architect and engineer hailing from Daghestan. The tower reflects a blend of Mughal, Islamic and modern architecture. The tower was constructed during the 1960s on the site where, on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution. Minar-e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan) is a public monument located in Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan. Minar-e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan) ,Lahore,Pakistan

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