Rawalpindi

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Rawalpindi is a major city in Pakistan’s Punjab province, historically significant as a former temporary national capital and now a key commercial and military center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
adjacentTo Islamabad
climate humid subtropical climate
connectedByHighway M-1 Motorway (via Islamabad)
M-2 Motorway
National Highway N-5
surface form: N-5 National Highway
country Pakistan
formerRole temporary capital of Pakistan
function commercial center
military center
hasAirport Islamabad International Airport vicinity
hasHospital Benazir Bhutto Hospital
District Headquarters Hospital Rawalpindi
Holy Family Hospital
hasMarket Raja Bazaar
hasMilitaryInstallation Ayub National Park garrison area
Chaklala Cantonment
GHQ Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cantonment
hasMuseum Pakistan Army Museum
hasPark Ayub National Park
Jinnah Park Rawalpindi
hasRailwayStation Rawalpindi Railway Station
hasStadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
hasUniversity Fatima Jinnah Women University (Rawalpindi)
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Medical University
historicalRegion Gandhara civilization
surface form: Gandhara

Potohar Plateau
surface form: Potohar region
hostsEvent international cricket matches
isHeadquartersOf Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force
surface form: Pakistan Air Force (operational commands presence)

Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ)
languageSpoken English
Punjabi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Rawalpindi District
locatedInRegion Potohar Plateau
surface form: Pothohar Plateau
locatedNear Margalla Hills
Soan River
majorReligion Islam
notableFor proximity to Pakistan’s federal capital Islamabad
role in Pakistan’s military establishment
partOf Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area
previousAirportServedBy Benazir Bhutto International Airport
timePeriodAsCapital late 1950s to 1960s
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00

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Bihari Muslims diaspora Rawalpindi
PA garrison Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Pakistan Army
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan residence Rawalpindi
Korang River nearbyCity Rawalpindi