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Punjab

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Also known as Panjab, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab Province, Punjab (Pakistan)

province of Pakistan

AI overview

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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Wikidata facts

Part of
Punjab
Official name
پنجاب
Country
Pakistan
Located in
Pakistan
Capital
Lahore
Population
127688922
Area
205344
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Head of government
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Form of government
federated state
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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Punjab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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