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Rawalpindi ( Punjabi, , Rāwalpiṇḍī), commonly known as Pindi , is a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 4th largest city in Pakistan by population. The city is the administrative seat of the Rawalpindi District. The city is located on the Pothohar Plateau which is known for the existence of a Buddhist archaeological sites particularly in neighbouring town of Taxila, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was occupied during the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni before being taken over by Gakhars who went on to name the city Rawalpindi in 1493. In 1765, Gakhars were defeated as Rawalpindi became part of the Sikh Empire. The city became part of the British Raj in 1849 and in 1851 became the largest garrison town for the British Indian Army. After the partition of India in 1947, the city became home to the headquarters of Pakistan Army hence retaining its status as a major military city.
The city received a major boost with the start of the construction of Islamabad in 1961 which saw greater investment and even enjoyed a brief stunt as the country's temporary capital. The modern-day city is interlinked with Islamabad with most people commuting to Islamabad. The city is also a major transit point due to presence on the Grand Trunk Road and presence of Benazir Airport and the under-construction Liaquat Airport. The city is also a tourist attraction due to its historical haveli's, while it is a popular transit point for tourists visiting Rohtas Fort, Azad Kashmir, Taxila and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Rawalpindi is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Rawalpindi may also refer to:
Usage examples of "rawalpindi".
He suspected me of some obscure nervous trouble, possibly due to overstrain, made me flex all my muscles, asked even what village I came from and of what disease my grandfather had died--nodded--made notes in a memorandum book--and offered me a seat in his auto to Rawalpindi, where he offered to treat me in the hospital free of charge.
Then Grim came to the rescue with a string of lies about a doctor in the Punjab who had recommended winter in the Kashmir Valley as a cure, and in the end the English doctor gave the Parsee a lift, the two driving off toward Rawalpindi discussing nervous maladies with the argumentative enthusiasm of professional zealots.
Thence I traced you to Rawalpindi, where a letter from Benjamin overtook you, warning you against me.
At Rawalpindi I lost sight of you, because you were rather clever in spreading rumors that you were turning south again.
Scan Valley southeast of Rawalpindi, argues Robin Dennell, the field director of the Paleolithic Project of the British Archaeological Mission and the University of Sheffield.
He had followed the Grand Trunk Road between Rawalpindi and Peshawar until he reached a modest track that led into these wooded hills.
In the eight months since then Khalef had been reportedly seen in places as far apart as Rawalpindi and Beirut.
KSM at dinner, and in a car with two other men and KSM as they snaked through a fashionable neighborhood of Rawalpindi, looking for the safe house where the al Qaeda chief would spend the night.
My circadian rhythms are still somewhere between here and Rawalpindi.