| Country: | Islamabad |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1985 Pakistani general election in Islamabad |
| Previous Year: | 1985 |
| Election Date: | 16 November 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Pakistani general election in Islamabad |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 1 seat from Islamabad in the National Assembly |
| Turnout: | 57.91 5.81 |
| Registered: | 186,306 |
| Image1: | Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg |
| Leader1: | Benazir Bhutto |
| Party1: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Seats1: | 1 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Last Election1: | 0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 39,994 |
| Percentage1: | 37.07% |
| Leader2: | Haji M Nawaz Khokhar |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,551 |
| Percentage2: | 20.90% |
| Image3: | Flag of IJI.svg |
| Leader3: | Nawaz Sharif |
| Party3: | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Last Election3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 18,398 |
| Percentage3: | 17.05% |
General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Wednesday, 16 November 1988 to elect 1 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad.
Pakistan People's Party won Islamabad seat by 16,443 votes.
Total no of 15 Candidates including 8 Independents contested for 1 National Assembly Seat from Islamabad.[1]
Party Wise
| Party | Seats | Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | % | ||||
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 1 | 1 | 39,994 | 37.07 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 22,265 | 21.82 | ||
| Islami Jamhoori Ittehad | 1 | 0 | 18,398 | 17.05 | ||
| Others & Independents | 12 | 0 | 25,506 | 23.64 | ||
| Rejected | 0 | 1,730 | 1.6 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 107,893 | 100.0 | ||