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Punjab
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province of Pakistan
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, located in its eastern part and serving as the country's economic and cultural heartland. It matters because it is home to a significant portion of Pakistan's population and economy, making it central to the nation's development and governance.
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- Part of
- Punjab
- Official name
- پنجاب
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Pakistan
- Contains
- Sahiwal Division
- Capital
- Lahore
- Population
- 127688922
- Area
- 205344
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Head of government
- Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
- Form of government
- federated state
- Legislature
- Provincial Assembly of Punjab Province
- Shares border with
- Punjab
- Official website
- www.punjab.gov.pk
- Image
- ISS006-E-12100 - View of Pakistan.jpg
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Punjab, Pakistan
- highest judicial authority
- Lahore High Court
- Commons category
- Punjab, Pakistan
- topic's main category
- Category:Punjab, Pakistan
- Commons gallery
- پنجاب
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Punjab, Pakistan
- inception
- 1970-07-01
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Punjab, Pakistan
- language used
- Saraiki
- office held by head of state
- Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
- vocalized name
- پَنْجاب
- native label
- پنجاب
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Encyclopedic overview
Punjab is a province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the most populous Pakistani province and the second most populous subnational polity in the world. Located in the central-eastern region of the country, it has the largest economy, contributing the most to national GDP in Pakistan. Lahore is the capital and largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan.
It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east.
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