Punjab, Pakistan

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Punjab, Pakistan is a populous and agriculturally rich province in eastern Pakistan, known for its cultural heritage, Punjabi language, and role as the country’s political and economic heartland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative unit
province of Pakistan
bordersCountry India
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Azad Kashmir)
bordersIndianState Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India

Rajasthan
bordersProvince Balochistan, Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sindh
bordersRegion Azad Jammu and Kashmir
bordersTerritory Islamabad
surface form: Islamabad Capital Territory
capital Lahore
ceremonialHead Governor of Punjab
containsCity Bahawalpur
Faisalabad
Gujranwala
Lahore
Multan
Rawalpindi
Sargodha
Sialkot
country Pakistan
dominantEthnicGroup Punjabi people
surface form: Punjabis
economicSector agriculture
manufacturing
services
etymology name derived from Persian words for "five" and "waters"
executiveHead Chief Minister of Punjab
formedAsProvinceOfPakistan 1947
governmentType provincial government within federal parliamentary republic
hasBorderCrossing Wagah border with India
hasCulturalFestival Basant (in Lahore and other cities)
Urs of Sufi saints
hasLegislativeBodySeat Lahore
hasSymbol provincial emblem of Punjab, Pakistan
historicallyPartOf British India
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Sikh Empire
historicalRegionOf Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
hosts many of Pakistan’s industrial centers
Lahore
surface form: provincial capital Lahore
judicialBody Lahore High Court
knownFor Punjabi culture
Sufi shrines
being Pakistan’s most populous province
cultural heritage
fertile agricultural land
high agricultural output
role as economic heartland of Pakistan
role as political heartland of Pakistan
largestCity Lahore
legislature Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
locatedIn eastern Pakistan
majorCrop cotton
rice
sugarcane
wheat
majorLanguage Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
majorRiver Chenab River
Indus River
Jhelum River
Ravi River
Sutlej River
namedAfter Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
officialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
regionalLanguage Punjabi
religionMajority Islam
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00
vehicleRegistrationCode Punjab

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Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore regionServed Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab
Riasti spokenInProvince Punjab, Pakistan
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw placeOfBirth Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
this entity surface form: Punjab
Hazara borderedBy Punjab, Pakistan
southern Punjab, Pakistan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Southern Punjab, Pakistan
southern Punjab, Pakistan partOf Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Southern Punjab, Pakistan
southern Punjab, Pakistan borderedBy Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Southern Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Central Punjab, Pakistan
Jhang locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jhang countrySubdivision Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Rabwah
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan locatedInRegion Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: central Punjab
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan partOf Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: Punjab province
University of the Punjab locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Ravi River (confluence in Pakistan before joining Indus) flowsThrough Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Ravi River
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Lahore locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Balochistan, Pakistan bordersProvince Punjab, Pakistan
Ferozepur state Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab
Ferozepur borderStateConnection Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab, Pakistan (across the border)
NH 44 passesThroughCountrySubdivision Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab
Punjabi Brahmin region Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistani Punjab
Arora Punjabis region Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistani Punjab
Jhelum, Pakistan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jhelum, Pakistan locatedInGeographicalRegion Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: northern Punjab
Mangla Dam supportsIrrigationFor Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab province
Lollywood locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Majha region locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistani Punjab
Attari–Wagah border locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Najm Hosain Syed placeOfActivity Punjab, Pakistan
Taxila locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Punjabi Muslims primaryRegion Punjab, Pakistan
Punjabi Muslims majorityStatusIn Punjab, Pakistan
Bagri spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistani Punjab
Ganeriwala locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ) locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Pakistan Army General Headquarters
Rawalpindi Railway Station locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jinnah Park Rawalpindi locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan