The phrase "attack on islamabad" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing military actions, terrorism, or geopolitical events involving Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
Example: "The news reported an attack on Islamabad that resulted in significant casualties and damage to infrastructure."
Alternatives: "assault on Islamabad" or "strike against Islamabad".
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide attack on a military vehicle in the Swat Valley has killed at least six people, including two soldiers, according to a Pakistani security official and local news outlets.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The coordinated attack on two mosques that killed more than 80 members of a minority Muslim sect in Lahore was carried out by six men affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, the police said Saturday.
On Islamabad's streets today, many Pakistanis offered sympathy for the United States.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The car-bomb attack on the Danish Embassy that killed eight people appears to have been carried out by a suicide bomber, Pakistani investigators and diplomats at Western embassies in Islamabad said Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An early morning drone attack on a village near the Afghan border in North Waziristan killed 12 people on Friday, Pakistani security officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Security forces in Islamabad were on high alert for a possible militant attack on Friday after intercepting threats against major military installations, the police said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Taliban militants claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a regional office of Pakistan's main spy agency that left at least nine people dead and again highlighted the militants' ability to strike sensitive targets.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday staged a suicide attack on a rival militant commander in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least 15 people but was reported to have left the commander only lightly wounded, Pakistani officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The death toll from a suicide bomber's attack on a Shiite religious procession in Karachi was reported to have risen to 40 on Tuesday, as the city reeled from rioting overnight amid fears that extremist groups already waging a multifront war against the government were now trying to foment sectarian violence against the country's minority Shiite Muslims.
Islamabad has closed NATO supply routes into Afghanistan since the Nov. 26 attack on the Pakistani forces.
