Islamabad has been included among the first 500 cities for the global mayor challenge 2021. It is announced by the US-based Bloomberg cities network on the 26^th of February.

This competition is meant to identify and accelerate the most ambitious ideas developed by these cities to counter the Covid19 pandemic.

According to Bloomberg Philanthropies, “it is meant to select 50 ideas from municipalities based upon the criteria of vision, impact, implementation, and transferability. Idea themes include health inclusive growth, climate change, and good governance.”