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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Pakistan Army Museum locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Wah Campus regionServed Punjab, Pakistan
Capital Development Authority locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab region of Pakistan
Islamabad Highway region Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab region of Pakistan
Rawalpindi District locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Rawalpindi District partOf Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab province
Fatima Jinnah Women University (Rawalpindi) locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
subject surface form: Fatima Jinnah Women University
Holy Family Hospital locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Holy Family Hospital serves Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: northern Punjab
Lahore Campus locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Lahore Campus countrySubdivision Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Province of Punjab
Kallar Kahar area locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Potohari Punjabi spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Chakwal locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Chakwal locatedInGeographicalArea Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Northern Punjab
Salt Range locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Soan Valley locatedInAdministrativeEntity Punjab, Pakistan
Jhelumi spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Pothwari spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jhelum District locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jhelum District subdivisionOf Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Province of Punjab
Pahari-Potohari spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Pothohari spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Soan River region Punjab, Pakistan
Battle of Chillianwala presentDayLocation Punjab, Pakistan
Dera Ghazi Khan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Jaish-e-Mohammed trainingCampsLocation Punjab, Pakistan
Javid Iqbal placeOfDeath Punjab, Pakistan
Chakwal Potohari spokenIn Punjab, Pakistan
Rahim Yar Khan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Nankana Sahib locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Talwandi locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Kartarpur locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Gurdwara Janam Asthan locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
British Raj (Company rule in India) appliesToJurisdiction Punjab, Pakistan
this entity surface form: Punjab Province
Murree Road locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Greater Iqbal Park locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Lahore Fort locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
Hazuri Bagh locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan